MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	53.1% 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	61% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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	8.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 21 '19 at 20:16
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (62^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 3.55 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Memory 98 1-Core 119 2-Core 234 86% 151 Pts	4-Core 414 8-Core 627 65% 520 Pts	64-Core 620 38% 620 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 87.3% 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: 425.31 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	53.1% Above average	Lighting 66.3 Reflection 68.5 Parallax 66.9 54% 67.3 fps	MRender 72.9 Gravity 63.5 Splatting 55.2 51% 63.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 755GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 76 78 72 78 80 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	61% Good	Read 454 Write 86.5 Mixed 121 SusWrite 77.3 40% 185 MB/s	4K Read 18.5 4K Write 86.6 4K Mixed 25.2 106% 43.4 MB/s	DQ Read 185 DQ Write 81.8 DQ Mixed 106 86% 124 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 121%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 219GB free Firmware: EXT0BB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 256 256 256 255 256 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Read 377 Write 366 Mixed 320 SusWrite 262 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 89 4K Mixed 51.4 178% 61.2 MB/s	DQ Read 250 DQ Write 203 DQ Mixed 162 139% 205 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 118%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 432GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 78 79 79 78 79 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	48.3% Average	Read 89.5 Write 81.5 Mixed 52.3 SusWrite 78.5 56% 75.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 148% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 57%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40 43,024 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 314GB free Firmware: CR100-11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 45 46 46 46 46 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	27.5% Poor	Read 49.5 Write 49.8 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 46 33% 45.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 27.5% Great: 44%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$170 41,439 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 617GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 93 95 96 95 95 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	57.1% Above average	Read 104 Write 80.8 Mixed 89.5 SusWrite 94.7 69% 92.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 131% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 63%
Hitachi HDN726060ALE614 6TB 1,326 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 3TB free Firmware: APGNW7JH SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 188 188 185 194 195 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Read 152 Write 157 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 191 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.6 203% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 121%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 122 124 124 125 122 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Read 127 Write 118 Mixed 89 SusWrite 124 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 201% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 96%
WDC WD50 00AAJS-22YFA0 500GB 234GB free, PID 2336 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 38 37 38 38 38 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	19.9% Very poor	Read 35.2 Write 36 Mixed 27.8 SusWrite 37.8 47% 34.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 101% 1.17 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsZ DDR3 2133 C9 4x4GB 3,160 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 2153 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	80.4% Excellent	MC Read 29.3 MC Write 29.6 MC Mixed 25.2 80% 28 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 21.9 SC Mixed 26 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 46 87% 46 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 121%

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Gaming 56%

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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 $127Bench 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: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $597

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