MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	86% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	104% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Very high background CPU (36%). 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	8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 05 '20 at 00:40
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	36%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	72.6% Very good	Memory 91 1-Core 107 2-Core 212 79% 137 Pts	4-Core 307 8-Core 353 43% 330 Pts	64-Core 356 22% 356 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Asus(1043 855B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	86% Excellent	Lighting 112 Reflection 118 Parallax 104 91% 111 fps	MRender 96.7 Gravity 103 Splatting 84.2 76% 94.7 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 84 72 90 67 62 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 447 Mixed 370 SusWrite 115 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 57.9 194% 67.7 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 124%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 104GB free Firmware: 505ABBF1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 148 148 128 126 125 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	Read 429 Write 155 Mixed 193 SusWrite 137 50% 229 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 97.8 4K Mixed 37.8 140% 54 MB/s	DQ Read 201 DQ Write 156 DQ Mixed 128 110% 162 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 73%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 281GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 136 138 138 140 139 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Read 142 Write 148 Mixed 90.7 SusWrite 137 95% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 210% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 101%
ST315005 41AS 1.5TB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 178GB free, PID 0c31 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 37 38 38 38 38 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	18.9% Very poor	Read 38.3 Write 36.8 Mixed 26 SusWrite 37.9 47% 34.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 91% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 18.9% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GB 24,592 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	52.1% Above average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 18.8 MC Mixed 16.3 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 18.6 SC Mixed 17.4 47% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 65.7 61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 88%

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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	1,371x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,203x
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 $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	147x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16