MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	60.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	97% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 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 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131202
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 05 '19 at 19:39
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	77% Very good	Memory 84.7 1-Core 106 2-Core 211 76% 134 Pts	4-Core 401 8-Core 400 54% 401 Pts	64-Core 402 25% 402 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 56,417 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 8655) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 418.81 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	60.4% Good	Lighting 75.5 Reflection 77 Parallax 67.3 62% 73.3 fps	MRender 70.2 Gravity 69.2 Splatting 72.9 58% 70.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 133 126 73 57 58 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Read 452 Write 402 Mixed 317 SusWrite 114 72% 321 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 51.9 180% 65.1 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 170 180% 298 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$39 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 611GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 141 141 141 142 142 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Read 140 Write 98 Mixed 76.2 SusWrite 141 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 217% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 0215 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 1315 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 0215 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 180 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	52% Above average	MC Read 17.9 MC Write 19.1 MC Mixed 16.4 51% 17.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 18.3 SC Mixed 16.6 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 72.2 55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 64%

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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 4,046 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	1,379x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,214x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	391x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 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 $65Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	165x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	147x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	145x

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: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $502

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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