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MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 49.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	91.3% 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	97.5% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (66%). 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	22.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 17 '21 at 00:21
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	66%

PC Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$115 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	49.5% Average	Memory 53.3 1-Core 93.2 2-Core 173 58% 107 Pts	4-Core 247 8-Core 382 39% 314 Pts	64-Core 429 27% 429 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Asus(1043 861E) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	91.3% Outstanding	Lighting 114 Reflection 128 Parallax 118 93% 120 fps	MRender 92.4 Gravity 122 Splatting 109 89% 108 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 86 76 58 49 46 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 271 Mixed 374 SusWrite 104 68% 308 MB/s	4K Read 41.1 4K Write 92.6 4K Mixed 53.5 180% 62.4 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 353 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 124%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$22 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 149GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 98 96 98 90 83 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	53.1% Above average	Read 93.9 Write 61.9 Mixed 63.6 SusWrite 90.9 57% 77.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 69%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$34 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 143GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 86 86 87 88 87 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	62.6% Good	Read 131 Write 114 Mixed 88.4 SusWrite 86.6 78% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 214% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 4x8GB 2,133 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1400 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	39.1% Below average	MC Read 13.8 MC Write 15.3 MC Mixed 12.9 40% 14 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 13.6 SC Mixed 11.5 34% 11.7 GB/s	Latency 149 27% 149 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 86%

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

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Typical Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 4,203 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 56%

Gunboat

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 44%

Speed boat

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

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $100Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	1,426x
Core i7-4770KIntel $75Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,264x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	408x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $200Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	335x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	325x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	325x

SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $99Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	170x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	151x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	148x

RAM
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	87x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	80x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples	76x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $641

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $169	Nvidia RTX 4060 $296	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $135
Intel Core i5-12400F $111	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $345	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $209	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $350