MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 16% Surfboard


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 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 83.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	20.4% 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	126% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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 (13%). 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	6.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	4.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 11 '20 at 14:05
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	13%

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 i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Memory 90.4 1-Core 117 2-Core 206 80% 138 Pts	4-Core 448 8-Core 440 60% 444 Pts	64-Core 430 27% 430 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 265-$105 8,934 User benchmarks, average bench 20% PwrHis(1787 3000) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 14.501.1003.0 Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	20.4% Poor	Lighting 24.8 Reflection 34.8 Parallax 33.1 20% 30.9 fps	MRender 29.1 Gravity 24.2 Splatting 23.6 21% 25.6 fps
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 20.4% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 379GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 441 432 445 443 420 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 441 Write 446 Mixed 375 SusWrite 433 96% 424 MB/s	4K Read 43.5 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 64.7 214% 77 MB/s	DQ Read 351 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 342 259% 346 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 134%
ST2000DM 001-1ER164 2TB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 309GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 11 11 11 11 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	12.1% Very poor	Read 30.3 Write 22.6 Mixed 22.8 SusWrite 10.6 28% 21.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 88% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 12.1% Great: 68%
SAMSUNG HD204UI 2TB 92 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 814GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 11 11 11 11 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	9.93% Terrible	Read 28.3 Write 23.5 Mixed 22.3 SusWrite 10.7 27% 21.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 63% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 9.93% Great: 51%
ST4000DM 004-2CV104 4TB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 564GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 10 10 10 11 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	18.1% Very poor	Read 26.3 Write 23.1 Mixed 23.8 SusWrite 10.5 27% 20.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.5 152% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 18.1% Great: 61%
ASMT 2105 2TB 340 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 126GB free, PID 5136 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 11 11 11 11 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	7.92% Terrible	Read 29.2 Write 22.4 Mixed 15.8 SusWrite 10.6 24% 19.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 29% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 7.92% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 9,994 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	29.1% Poor	MC Read 9.6 MC Write 9.6 MC Mixed 8.6 26% 9.27 GB/s	SC Read 6.3 SC Write 7.5 SC Mixed 9.6 22% 7.8 GB/s	Latency 66.7 60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 29.1% 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 $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16