MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 73.6%, 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)
Boot Drive	71.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

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	10.5 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	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 13 '18 at 01:47
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (44^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 as expected (52^nd percentile)	73.6% Very good	Memory 94.3 1-Core 95 2-Core 188 74% 126 Pts	4-Core 294 8-Core 381 43% 337 Pts	64-Core 496 31% 496 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 73.6% 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 47.2 Reflection 42.4 Parallax 55.2 38% 48.3 fps	MRender 57.1 Gravity 52.9 Splatting 39.7 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% 9GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM05B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 56 45 43 39 30 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	71.7% Very good	Read 351 Write 113 Mixed 220 SusWrite 50 40% 183 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 99.4 4K Mixed 35.8 146% 55.5 MB/s	DQ Read 361 DQ Write 96.6 DQ Mixed 63.7 90% 174 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 116%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 277GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 90 90 90 90 89 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	45.1% Average	Read 68 Write 110 Mixed 114 SusWrite 89.1 71% 95.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.3 85% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 76%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 806GB free, PID 1042 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 41 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	21.2% Poor	Read 41 Write 41 Mixed 31 SusWrite 41.3 52% 38.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 21.2% 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: 32 31 31 31 31 33 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	18.1% Very poor	Read 17.7 Write 25.5 Mixed 17.5 SusWrite 31.5 33% 23 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.2 102% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 18.1% 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 @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	60.3% Good	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 23.7 MC Mixed 21 59% 20.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 19.6 50% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 59.1 68% 59.1 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 71%

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Typical Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 4,004 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	1,365x
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 $130Bench 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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Total price: $532

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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