MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	145% 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	104% 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.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 15 '19 at 15:47
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	6%

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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 i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Memory 93.6 1-Core 115 2-Core 203 80% 137 Pts	4-Core 372 8-Core 576 58% 474 Pts	64-Core 583 36% 583 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% MSI(1462 3710) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	145% Outstanding	Lighting 195 Reflection 226 Parallax 240 159% 220 fps	MRender 253 Gravity 204 Splatting 128 152% 195 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 145% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 34GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 99 93 96 92 94 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 486 Mixed 400 SusWrite 130 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 43.8 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 57.2 194% 67.5 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 357 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 124%
Samsung 840 Series 500GB 7,390 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 43GB free Firmware: DXT08B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 334 303 221 318 225 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Read 434 Write 320 Mixed 188 SusWrite 290 69% 308 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 84.9 4K Mixed 28.7 124% 47.2 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 185 DQ Mixed 65.8 104% 204 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 89%
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42 25,948 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 47GB free Firmware: 2.06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 115 106 108 122 126 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	77.3% Very good	Read 408 Write 143 Mixed 198 SusWrite 116 48% 216 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 99.5 4K Mixed 38.8 153% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 189 DQ Write 135 DQ Mixed 154 117% 159 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 82%
WD WD2500LPLX-75ZNTT0 250GB 253 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 39GB free Firmware: 04.01A04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 92 90 93 92 92 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	52.7% Above average	Read 91.2 Write 96.7 Mixed 59 SusWrite 91.8 62% 84.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.7 155% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 80%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 4,003 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	MC Read 19.8 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 18.1 56% 19.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 20.2 SC Mixed 18.1 51% 18 GB/s	Latency 60.8 66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 63%

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Gaming 56%

Gunboat

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 44%

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Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) - $242

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	1,365x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,198x
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	145x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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