MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very 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	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.

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	8.6 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	9.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 26 '18 at 08:12
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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 (99^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Memory 96.6 1-Core 114 2-Core 220 83% 143 Pts	4-Core 412 8-Core 612 64% 512 Pts	64-Core 609 38% 609 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 86.4% 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: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	38.9% Below average	Lighting 47.1 Reflection 42.7 Parallax 56.6 38% 48.8 fps	MRender 57.3 Gravity 53.1 Splatting 39.7 40% 50 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. 20.19.15.4531 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: 73 37 33 33 35 31 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	59.4% Above average	Read 253 Write 101 Mixed 186 SusWrite 40.2 32% 145 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 89.8 4K Mixed 40.1 135% 51.3 MB/s	DQ Read 111 DQ Write 94.2 DQ Mixed 90.2 71% 98.5 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 116%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 246GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 88 89 89 89 89 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	56% Above average	Read 106 Write 100 Mixed 77 SusWrite 88.5 69% 92.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 188% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 56% 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: 110 111 113 113 114 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	46.6% Average	Read 107 Write 109 Mixed 61.8 SusWrite 112 132% 97.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 43%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 7,241 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 410GB free, PID 3312 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 131 134 133 132 133 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	66.8% Good	Read 97.7 Write 90.8 Mixed 56.2 SusWrite 132 129% 94.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 7.7 4K Mixed 0.6 284% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 66.8% 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 way above expectations (88^th percentile)	69.1% Good	MC Read 24.1 MC Write 25.5 MC Mixed 21.6 68% 23.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 21.6 SC Mixed 22.6 59% 20.8 GB/s	Latency 52 77% 52 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 71%

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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 4,010 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