MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 47% Yacht	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 36.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	18.2% 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	59.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 5% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 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	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Oct 23 '18 at 01:22
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	15%
CPU Throttled	5%

PC Performing below expectations (36^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 3.4 GHz Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	36.6% Below average	Memory 59.2 1-Core 23.4 2-Core 46.3 30% 43 Pts	4-Core 82.7 8-Core 88.1 11% 85.4 Pts	64-Core 86.8 5% 86.8 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 650 Ti Boost-$140 15,701 User benchmarks, average bench 17% MSI(1462 2875) 2GB CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	18.2% Very poor	Lighting 20.9 Reflection 19.1 Parallax 26 17% 22 fps	MRender 27.6 Gravity 25.2 Splatting 23.1 20% 25.3 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 18.2% Great: 18%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend SSD370 256GB-$110 5,249 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: N1114H SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 211 165 128 152 129 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Read 445 Write 301 Mixed 277 SusWrite 176 67% 300 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 8.6 4K Mixed 26.9 73% 19.3 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 177 DQ Mixed 144 116% 164 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 96%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 442GB free Firmware: 07.04C07 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 97 98 96 103 100 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 105 Write 99 Mixed 66 SusWrite 99.2 68% 92.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 62%
WD WD20EURS-63S48Y0 2TB 12,928 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 771GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 55 61 41 71 61 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	34.3% Below average	Read 65.5 Write 46.3 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 54.3 34% 46.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.2 38% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 77%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$24 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 358GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 65 66 62 69 68 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	37% Below average	Read 63 Write 66 Mixed 42 SusWrite 65.6 44% 59.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451U6AFR8C-PB 0215 CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 Kingston K531R8-MIN 0215 CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	41.3% Average	MC Read 15.5 MC Write 16.7 MC Mixed 16.1 46% 16.1 GB/s	SC Read 5.6 SC Write 4.5 SC Mixed 7.4 17% 5.83 GB/s	Latency 130 31% 130 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 52%

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

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Gaming 56%

Gunboat

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 44%

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

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	1,364x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,198x
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	145x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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