MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 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 36.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	49.4% 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	48.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (100%). 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	4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 11 '21 at 09:59
Run Duration	231 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	100%

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PC Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	36.8% Below average	Memory 57 1-Core 34.7 2-Core 63.4 34% 51.7 Pts	4-Core 95 8-Core 115 14% 105 Pts	64-Core 111 7% 111 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Gigabyte(1458 3724) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.4% Average	Lighting 58.4 Reflection 68.9 Parallax 48.8 48% 58.7 fps	MRender 64 Gravity 67.8 Splatting 63 53% 64.9 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor PX-128S3C 128GB 3,097 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 91 96 95 95 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	48.1% Average	Read 294 Write 241 Mixed 217 SusWrite 93.6 47% 211 MB/s	4K Read 19.9 4K Write 38.2 4K Mixed 20.8 77% 26.3 MB/s	DQ Read 212 DQ Write 99.9 DQ Mixed 115 96% 142 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 92%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 849GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 135 152 147 144 156 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 129 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 146 88% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.5 120% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99P5474-013.A00LF 99U5584-005.A00LF 8GB 56 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	29.3% Poor	MC Read 10.7 MC Write 9.3 MC Mixed 11.7 30% 10.6 GB/s	SC Read 6.6 SC Write 5.3 SC Mixed 9 20% 6.97 GB/s	Latency 137 29% 137 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 29.3% Great: 59%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 29: 0R 8G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
29%	57%	23	153	44	60	34.1"	2560 1080	GSM76F9 LG ULTRAWIDE

History: Score 28: 3R 3G 4B | Score 29: 0R 8G 5B

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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	1,370x
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 $300	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