MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	32.3% 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	111% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	15.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 30 '18 at 07:39
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	41%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770-$75 176,321 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Memory 95.6 1-Core 114 2-Core 224 83% 145 Pts	4-Core 424 8-Core 582 64% 503 Pts	64-Core 590 36% 590 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 78%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% EVGA(3842 6253) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	32.3% Below average	Lighting 40.4 Reflection 32.2 Parallax 38.2 33% 36.9 fps	MRender 38.4 Gravity 38.4 Splatting 37.3 31% 38.1 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 32.3% Great: 33%
Nvidia GTX 560 Ti-$188 42,397 User benchmarks, average bench 16% MSI(1462 2382) 1GB CLim: 880 MHz, MLim: 1050 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.13 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	1.12% Terrible	Lighting 1.23 Reflection 1.42 Parallax 0.44 1% 1.03 fps	MRender 1.71 Gravity 1.27 Splatting 1.83 1% 1.6 fps
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 1.12% Great: 18%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 288GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 300 300 298 300 294 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 441 Mixed 427 SusWrite 309 92% 411 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 52.4 186% 69.9 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 355 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 129%
WD WD3000GLFS-01F8U0 300GB 3,689 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 71GB free Firmware: 03.03V01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 91 90 81 81 81 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	54.9% Above average	Read 105 Write 100 Mixed 72.3 SusWrite 85.7 67% 90.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.3 238% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 68%
Seagate FreeAgent 1.5TB 1,031 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 309GB free, PID 3008 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 42 43 43 42 42 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	19.9% Very poor	Read 38.1 Write 40.5 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 42.4 51% 37.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 91% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 19.9% Great: 20%
WD easystore 25FB 8TB 7,734 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 7TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 156 149 156 148 156 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	70.6% Very good	Read 148 Write 156 Mixed 102 SusWrite 154 190% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.3 221% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 86%

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 (92^nd percentile)	69.7% Good	MC Read 25 MC Write 25.8 MC Mixed 22 69% 24.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 22.1 57% 20.1 GB/s	Latency 55.3 72% 55.3 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 71%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 44%

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Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) - $242

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	1,373x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,204x
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	310x

SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	165x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	147x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 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 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16