MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 82.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	52.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	60.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	15 Days
Run Date	Jun 06 '21 at 11:28
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (58^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-$127 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Memory 94.8 1-Core 111 2-Core 224 82% 143 Pts	4-Core 403 8-Core 443 56% 423 Pts	64-Core 443 27% 443 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 3671) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 466.63 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	Lighting 65.6 Reflection 69.2 Parallax 62.4 54% 65.7 fps	MRender 66.7 Gravity 63 Splatting 54.2 49% 61.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk Ultra II 500GB 3,299 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 187GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41100WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 184 220 193 247 254 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	60.1% Good	Read 286 Write 188 Mixed 201 SusWrite 214 50% 222 MB/s	4K Read 13.6 4K Write 55.6 4K Mixed 25.7 83% 31.6 MB/s	DQ Read 234 DQ Write 194 DQ Mixed 187 148% 205 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 109%
Sandisk S3 1T00 1TB 12,396 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 221GB free Firmware: 401100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 371 387 409 339 412 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 317 Write 442 Mixed 228 SusWrite 392 78% 345 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 93 4K Mixed 51.1 159% 57.9 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 242 211% 314 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 303GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 27 34 28 39 32 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	9.57% Terrible	Read 1.5 Write 26.8 Mixed 3.2 SusWrite 31.8 11% 15.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.1 23% 0.2 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 9.57% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB 3,098 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	76% Very good	MC Read 28.1 MC Write 29.6 MC Mixed 23.7 78% 27.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 20.8 SC Mixed 22.6 58% 20.3 GB/s	Latency 57.8 69% 57.8 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 78%

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Gaming 56%

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Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 44%

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

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $127Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	1,367x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,199x
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	309x

SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	164x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	146x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 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: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $597

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16