MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	28.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	20 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	May 28 '19 at 18:42
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	75.3% Very good	Memory 87.1 1-Core 110 2-Core 218 79% 138 Pts	4-Core 342 8-Core 568 56% 455 Pts	64-Core 582 36% 582 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100 111,509 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Gigabyte(1458 36C5) CLim: 1468 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 430.39 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	28.1% Poor	Lighting 34.6 Reflection 34.8 Parallax 31.3 28% 33.6 fps	MRender 36.8 Gravity 32.7 Splatting 33.6 28% 34.4 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 28.1% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$20 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 235GB free (System drive) Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 29 27 24 37 34 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	12.5% Very poor	Read 15 Write 39.3 Mixed 24.3 SusWrite 28.4 20% 26.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.3 62% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 12.5% Great: 60%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$56 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 123GB free Firmware: AX0P2D SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 104 105 106 105 105 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Read 102 Write 105 Mixed 34.3 SusWrite 105 63% 86.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 100% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 62%
Samsung HD503HI 500GB-$41 8,190 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 57GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 20 20 20 20 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	24.6% Poor	Read 65.5 Write 25.5 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 20 24% 33.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 102% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 24.6% Great: 58%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 750GB (2010)-$70 21,848 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 575GB free Firmware: 0002DEM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 105 105 106 106 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Read 108 Write 79.8 Mixed 56 SusWrite 106 64% 87.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 105% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 62%
TOSHIBA MQ01ACF050 500GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 324GB free, PID 0237 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 35 36 35 35 36 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	19.1% Very poor	Read 35.3 Write 35 Mixed 27.5 SusWrite 35.4 45% 33.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 101% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 19.1% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown PSD34G133381 0215 CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 1302 PSD34G133381 0215 CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 24GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1333, 1600, 1333, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	50.7% Above average	MC Read 18.1 MC Write 18.4 MC Mixed 15.6 50% 17.4 GB/s	SC Read 12.5 SC Write 17.5 SC Mixed 16.3 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 70.4 57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 52%

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Typical Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 4,028 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 56%

Gunboat

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 44%

Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) - $242

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	1,373x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,204x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	390x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	319x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	316x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	310x

SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	165x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	147x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	144x

RAM
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	84x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	77x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples	74x

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Total price: $532

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16