MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	34% 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	59.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140220
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 12 '18 at 13:52
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (50^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-$127 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	Memory 84.3 1-Core 116 2-Core 228 80% 143 Pts	4-Core 381 8-Core 431 53% 406 Pts	64-Core 426 26% 426 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Sapphire(174B E308) CLim: 985 MHz, MLim: 1450 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.5.2 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	34% Below average	Lighting 42.5 Reflection 49.6 Parallax 56.8 35% 49.6 fps	MRender 49.3 Gravity 37.5 Splatting 35.7 33% 40.8 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M4 128GB-$116 34,516 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 21GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0309 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 96 90 71 57 83 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Read 419 Write 188 Mixed 225 SusWrite 90.4 51% 231 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 91.2 4K Mixed 17.8 109% 44.7 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 117 DQ Mixed 57.8 60% 97.4 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 72%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 43GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 5,303 Write 4,014 Mixed 3,076 914% 4,131 MB/s	4K Read 567 4K Write 320 4K Mixed 401 1,542% 429 MB/s	DQ Read 1,929 DQ Write 1564 DQ Mixed 1,728 1,299% 1,741 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 38GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 127 134 140 141 135 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	Read 136 Write 137 Mixed 70 SusWrite 132 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.4 117% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 109%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 19GB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 91 90 85 91 83 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	45.8% Average	Read 72 Write 21.5 Mixed 20 SusWrite 87.2 36% 50.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.4 110% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 72%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2GB free Firmware: MK7OA840 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 52.5 Write 66.5 Mixed 42.8 40% 53.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 110% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 82%
Generic- SD/MMC 8GB 205 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 4GB free, PID 0119 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 13 13 13 13 13 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	6.4% Terrible	Read 19 Write 11 Mixed 8 SusWrite 12.7 16% 12.7 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 14% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.4% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-2400C11-4GAB 0420 F3-2400C10-4GZH 0420 F3-2400C11-4GAB 0420 F3-2400C10-4GZH 16GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1600, 2400, 1600, 2400 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.9% Average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 17.7 MC Mixed 15.5 47% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 14.8 SC Mixed 13.7 38% 13.4 GB/s	Latency 72.9 55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 86%

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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 $127Bench 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: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $597

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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