MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	38.9% 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)
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140105
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Jul 13 '18 at 01:12
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	Memory 89.7 1-Core 112 2-Core 220 80% 141 Pts	4-Core 374 8-Core 580 59% 477 Pts	64-Core 568 35% 568 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 84%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% Gigabyte(1458 360C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	38.9% Below average	Lighting 47.1 Reflection 42.3 Parallax 56.6 38% 48.7 fps	MRender 57.1 Gravity 52.9 Splatting 39.6 40% 49.9 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 38.9% Great: 36%
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7821) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM05B0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 332 Write 138 Mixed 233 52% 234 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 40.6 154% 58 MB/s	DQ Read 35.5 DQ Write 123 DQ Mixed 105 73% 87.7 MB/s
Poor: 68% Great: 116%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 277GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 89 90 91 90 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	63.5% Good	Read 131 Write 114 Mixed 104 SusWrite 89.8 82% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 194% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 76%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 806GB free, PID 1042 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 113 114 114 114 112 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	46.8% Average	Read 110 Write 108 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 113 132% 98.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 43%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 7,241 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 426GB free, PID 3312 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 131 135 134 134 132 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	66.3% Good	Read 97.3 Write 91.8 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 133 128% 94 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 7.5 4K Mixed 0.6 277% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB 18,444 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1400 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.3% Average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 17.2 MC Mixed 14.3 46% 16 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 18.4 SC Mixed 16.2 46% 16.1 GB/s	Latency 67.7 59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 71%

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Typical Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 4,002 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 $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	1,364x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,198x
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	309x

SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	164x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	145x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16