MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 78.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is 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	96.9% 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 10 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	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 15 '18 at 00:20
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	78.8% Very good	Memory 94.2 1-Core 112 2-Core 217 82% 141 Pts	4-Core 342 8-Core 537 54% 439 Pts	64-Core 572 35% 572 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 78.8% 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 34.1 Reflection 30.8 Parallax 39.2 28% 34.7 fps	MRender 42.7 Gravity 40.5 Splatting 34.6 32% 39.3 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 29.1% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$100 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 115 50 36 35 35 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 454 Mixed 340 SusWrite 98.1 77% 344 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 99.3 4K Mixed 54 186% 65.2 MB/s	DQ Read 322 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 52.9 111% 226 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 118%
Seagate ST37500NSSUN750G 0807A4XV5G 750GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 308GB free Firmware: 3AZQ SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 64 63 64 64 64 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	37% Below average	Read 64.9 Write 61.8 Mixed 48.5 SusWrite 63.8 44% 59.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 120% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 37%
ST310005 28AS 1TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 137GB free, PID 2509 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.3 4.8 4.9 4.7 4.7 5.3 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	11.1% Very poor	Read 40.1 Write 40.9 Mixed 31.3 SusWrite 4.9 38% 29.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 78% 1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 11.1% Great: 19%
ST310005 28AS 1TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 141GB free, PID 2509 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 37 37 37 38 38 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	18.1% Very poor	Read 37.6 Write 40.9 Mixed 30.6 SusWrite 37.2 50% 36.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1 85% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 18.1% 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: 31 36 36 37 41 41 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	24.5% Poor	Read 40.4 Write 37.5 Mixed 30.6 SusWrite 37 49% 36.4 MB/s	4K Read 8.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 3.7 252% 4.93 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 24.5% 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: 32 47 47 47 47 47 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	40.4% Average	Read 190 Write 46.2 Mixed 26.6 SusWrite 44.4 78% 76.9 MB/s	4K Read 6.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 58% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 40.4% 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 (93^rd percentile)	61.6% Good	MC Read 22.1 MC Write 22.1 MC Mixed 19.4 60% 21.2 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 20.5 SC Mixed 19.7 53% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 59.2 68% 59.2 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 61.6% 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	1,381x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,216x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	394x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	323x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	316x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	311x

SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	165x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	147x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	146x

RAM
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	86x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	77x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples	74x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $361	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16