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MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 45% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	77.4% 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	106% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130818
Uptime	3.8 Days
Run Date	Dec 08 '20 at 15:35
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing below expectations (37^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-$100 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	74.4% Very good	Memory 84.5 1-Core 102 2-Core 195 73% 127 Pts	4-Core 370 8-Core 383 50% 377 Pts	64-Core 373 23% 373 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6173) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	77.4% Very good	Lighting 94.3 Reflection 108 Parallax 98.1 77% 100 fps	MRender 92 Gravity 97.9 Splatting 96.8 78% 95.6 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$85 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 188GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 347 186 183 176 180 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 464 Write 447 Mixed 381 SusWrite 228 85% 380 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 53.9 184% 65.3 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 134%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 56GB free Firmware: EXT0BB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 120 120 120 120 120 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 397 Mixed 289 SusWrite 131 72% 322 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 98.1 4K Mixed 47.8 175% 62.3 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 166 178% 295 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$109 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 495GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 94 94 94 95 93 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	67.2% Good	Read 141 Write 131 Mixed 62 SusWrite 93.4 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$30 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 127GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 173 173 173 174 173 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Read 108 Write 68.5 Mixed 73.8 SusWrite 172 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 167% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C7 4x4GB 838 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.9% Average	MC Read 13.6 MC Write 14.6 MC Mixed 13.6 40% 13.9 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 12.3 38% 13.3 GB/s	Latency 72.6 55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 85%

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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 4,211 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	1,430x
Core i7-4770KIntel $75Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,265x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	409x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	335x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	328x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	326x

SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $99Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	172x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	151x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	149x

RAM
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	88x
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: 61% - Good

Total price: $719

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