MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	59.7% 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)
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.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben, 1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 21 '18 at 04:16
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Memory 95 1-Core 114 2-Core 215 82% 141 Pts	4-Core 399 8-Core 385 53% 392 Pts	64-Core 409 25% 409 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 79%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1626 MHz, MLim: 1944 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Lighting 75.2 Reflection 77.6 Parallax 69.5 61% 74.1 fps	MRender 80 Gravity 69.8 Splatting 61.4 57% 70.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 54%
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7821) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4963 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 6388 Write 5,215 Mixed 5,630 1,280% 5,744 MB/s	4K Read 549 4K Write 419 4K Mixed 152 1,248% 373 MB/s	DQ Read 1,626 DQ Write 1530 DQ Mixed 1,653 1,220% 1,603 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 320GB-$59 5,970 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 33GB free Firmware: A52A SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 43 46 55 57 55 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	25.7% Poor	Read 37.7 Write 71 Mixed 32.5 SusWrite 51.8 35% 48.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.6 103% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 25.7% Great: 46%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 115GB free Firmware: 1113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 103 105 106 105 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	60.3% Good	Read 106 Write 108 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 104 70% 95.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 62%
Hitachi HDS721010DLE630 1TB-$150 19,279 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 232GB free Firmware: A610 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 104 114 114 112 113 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	70.9% Very good	Read 136 Write 145 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 111 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 122% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 99%
1,556 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 6GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.5 6.1 6 5.7 7 5.8 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	4.84% Terrible	Read 19.8 Write 4 Mixed 7 SusWrite 6 10% 9.2 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 10% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.84% Great: 15%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 22,320 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	60.7% Good	MC Read 19 MC Write 22.6 MC Mixed 20 59% 20.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 20.6 SC Mixed 20.3 55% 19.2 GB/s	Latency 57 70% 57 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 63%

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Typical Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 4,010 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	1,367x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,199x
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	146x
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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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $532

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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