MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	134% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	114% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	29.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 05 '19 at 20:56
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^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 4.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Memory 96.6 1-Core 121 2-Core 240 87% 152 Pts	4-Core 430 8-Core 660 67% 545 Pts	64-Core 660 41% 660 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3751) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Lighting 188 Reflection 204 Parallax 204 153% 199 fps	MRender 131 Gravity 186 Splatting 131 121% 149 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 313 156 157 157 158 156 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 492 Mixed 398 SusWrite 183 88% 394 MB/s	4K Read 47 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 62 214% 76 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 356 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 115%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 371GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 434 445 448 447 448 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 486 Mixed 396 SusWrite 431 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 45.8 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 64.8 216% 77.2 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 363 273% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 209GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 287 289 288 288 287 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 485 Mixed 424 SusWrite 298 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 47.2 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 63.7 217% 77.1 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 124%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 181 180 181 181 180 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 48% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMY16GX3M2A2400C11 0420 F3-2400C11-8GAB 0215 CMY16GX3M2A2400C11 0420 F3-2400C11-8GAB 32GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	MC Read 28.8 MC Write 29.2 MC Mixed 24 78% 27.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 27.8 69% 24 GB/s	Latency 52 77% 52 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 82%

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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	1,367x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,200x
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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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