MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	60.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	105% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 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	20150313
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 11 '18 at 02:09
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 126 2-Core 250 89% 157 Pts	4-Core 492 8-Core 506 66% 499 Pts	64-Core 498 31% 498 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 90.2% 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: 1964 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.81 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	60.3% Good	Lighting 75.7 Reflection 78.4 Parallax 69.5 62% 74.5 fps	MRender 82.2 Gravity 69.7 Splatting 62.7 58% 71.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 60.3% 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. 20.19.15.5058 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% 65GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 73 72 66 72 68 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 490 Mixed 339 SusWrite 89.1 79% 354 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 58.8 205% 73 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 223 204% 311 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 118%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 320GB-$59 5,970 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 53GB free Firmware: GM3OA52A SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 51 48 51 51 52 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	32.6% Below average	Read 62.7 Write 62 Mixed 35.5 SusWrite 50.4 39% 52.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 158% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 32.6% Great: 46%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 17GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 109 106 97 95 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	Read 98.1 Write 94.7 Mixed 57.6 SusWrite 104 65% 88.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 165% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 62%
Hitachi HDS721010DLE630 1TB-$150 19,279 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 230GB free Firmware: MS2OA610 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 109 112 112 113 113 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	Read 154 Write 160 Mixed 38.3 SusWrite 110 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 120% 1 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 99%
SanDisk U3 Cruzer Micro 8GB 820 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 3GB free, PID 5406 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.7 11 11 11 11 11 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	7.93% Terrible	Read 24.5 Write 5.7 Mixed 5.3 SusWrite 11 13% 11.6 MB/s	4K Read 8.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 31% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.93% Great: 8%

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 way above expectations (94^th percentile)	62.7% Good	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 23 MC Mixed 19.2 61% 21.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 23.1 SC Mixed 20.2 57% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 57.3 70% 57.3 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 63%

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Gaming 56%

Gunboat

Desktop 77%

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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	1,200x
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 $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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