MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 52.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	34.7% 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)
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130517
Uptime	7.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 08 '21 at 18:36
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	37%

PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	Memory 59.5 1-Core 23.1 2-Core 58.4 32% 47 Pts	4-Core 244 8-Core 451 42% 347 Pts	64-Core 478 30% 478 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8520) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 441.08 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	34.7% Below average	Lighting 44.3 Reflection 46.5 Parallax 41.9 36% 44.2 fps	MRender 38.9 Gravity 41.6 Splatting 36.9 32% 39.1 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 36%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM05B0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 439 Write 336 Mixed 293 79% 356 MB/s	4K Read 14.9 4K Write 40.9 4K Mixed 22.8 73% 26.2 MB/s	DQ Read 301 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 144 153% 251 MB/s
Poor: 62% Great: 110%
Crucial BX500 240GB-$28 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 27GB free Firmware: M6CR013 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 451 Write 341 Mixed 12.5 58% 268 MB/s	4K Read 18 4K Write 5.6 4K Mixed 18.1 53% 13.9 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 92%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 39GB free Firmware: SBFKK1B3 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 378 Write 124 Mixed 352 63% 284 MB/s	4K Read 17.2 4K Write 29.6 4K Mixed 21.4 69% 22.7 MB/s	DQ Read 215 DQ Write 289 DQ Mixed 164 149% 223 MB/s
Poor: 39% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX 0420 F3-1600C9-4GAB 0420 F3-1600C9-4GAB KHX1600C9D3/4GX 16GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	53.2% Above average	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 22.8 MC Mixed 20.2 61% 21.4 GB/s	SC Read 5.7 SC Write 4.6 SC Mixed 7.1 17% 5.8 GB/s	Latency 129 31% 129 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 62%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 56%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 44%

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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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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $532

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16