MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 86.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	54% 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)
Boot Drive	80.4% 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.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 30 '18 at 20:45
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Memory 94.8 1-Core 114 2-Core 227 83% 145 Pts	4-Core 434 8-Core 576 64% 505 Pts	64-Core 587 36% 587 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.1 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	54% Above average	Lighting 67.8 Reflection 69.8 Parallax 67.8 55% 68.5 fps	MRender 72.2 Gravity 64.7 Splatting 55.5 52% 64.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 530 Series 120GB-$79 15,015 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: DC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 115 117 119 125 121 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Read 429 Write 128 Mixed 191 SusWrite 120 48% 217 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 99.8 4K Mixed 39.9 160% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 201 DQ Write 122 DQ Mixed 108 95% 144 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 79%
SSD 20GB 544 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 18GB free Firmware: S5FAM014 SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 48 53 50 51 58 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	31.6% Below average	Read 248 Write 103 Mixed 130 SusWrite 48.9 29% 132 MB/s	4K Read 20.4 4K Write 32.6 4K Mixed 7.5 58% 20.2 MB/s	DQ Read 69 DQ Write 27.8 DQ Mixed 6.9 16% 34.6 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 37%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 962GB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 153 154 156 156 156 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Read 156 Write 104 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 154 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 113%
WD My Passport 2TB 10,723 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 680GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 51 52 51 51 52 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	24.9% Poor	Read 49.3 Write 52 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 51.4 65% 47.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 24.9% Great: 44%
Corsair Voyager GO 32GB 194 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 26GB free, PID 1a0f Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 15 16 15 15 16 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	10.9% Very poor	Read 40.5 Write 39.8 Mixed 6.8 SusWrite 15 32% 25.5 MB/s	4K Read 7.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.8 55% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 10.9% Great: 31%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 20,728 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	61.2% Good	MC Read 21.5 MC Write 22 MC Mixed 18.8 59% 20.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 20.4 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 57.7 69% 57.7 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 62%

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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