MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	29.1% 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	93.5% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

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	7.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	11.7 Days
Run Date	Dec 14 '18 at 20:22
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Memory 94.6 1-Core 115 2-Core 226 83% 145 Pts	4-Core 373 8-Core 580 59% 476 Pts	64-Core 582 36% 582 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% EVGA(3842 2765) 2GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	29.1% Poor	Lighting 34 Reflection 30.8 Parallax 39.2 28% 34.7 fps	MRender 42.3 Gravity 40.5 Splatting 35.4 32% 39.4 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 29.1% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 44 41 47 43 45 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 472 Mixed 352 SusWrite 74.5 78% 348 MB/s	4K Read 41.5 4K Write 89.5 4K Mixed 53.4 179% 61.5 MB/s	DQ Read 317 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 208 182% 272 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 118%
Seagate ST37500NSSUN750G 0807A4XV5G 750GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 308GB free Firmware: 3AZQ SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 63 64 63 63 64 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	36.8% Below average	Read 64.9 Write 63 Mixed 49.3 SusWrite 63.2 44% 60.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 116% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 37%
ST310005 28AS 1TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 137GB free, PID 2509 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5 4.8 4.9 4.7 4.8 5.8 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	10.8% Very poor	Read 39.9 Write 40.9 Mixed 31.1 SusWrite 5 38% 29.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 74% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 10.8% Great: 19%
ST310005 28AS 1TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 141GB free, PID 2509 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 37 37 37 37 37 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	18.3% Very poor	Read 39.4 Write 40 Mixed 30.9 SusWrite 37.1 50% 36.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1 85% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 18.3% Great: 19%
Generic- USB3.0 CRW -SD 32GB 262 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 26GB free, PID 0326 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 23 29 30 30 41 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	22.2% Poor	Read 39.9 Write 17.5 Mixed 30.4 SusWrite 28.6 37% 29.1 MB/s	4K Read 8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 4.7 281% 5.13 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 22.2% Great: 42%
Kingston DataTraveler R3.0 USB 3.0 16GB-$15 505 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 8GB free, PID 168e Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 43 40 47 39 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	39.2% Below average	Read 190 Write 46.2 Mixed 23.4 SusWrite 41 76% 75.1 MB/s	4K Read 6.4 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.9 68% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 39.2% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1600 CL9 Series 2x8GB 7,092 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	61.1% Good	MC Read 21 MC Write 22.3 MC Mixed 19.3 60% 20.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 20.3 54% 18.7 GB/s	Latency 58.3 69% 58.3 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 63%

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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	1,371x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,203x
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 $80Bench 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 $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16