MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 79.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	49.7% 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	103% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140220
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 17 '19 at 08:56
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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-$127 128,482 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 (95^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	Memory 87.4 1-Core 108 2-Core 213 78% 136 Pts	4-Core 412 8-Core 407 55% 410 Pts	64-Core 405 25% 405 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% AMD(1002 0B00) ≥ 4GB CLim: 947 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.4.1 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	49.7% Average	Lighting 60.6 Reflection 55.4 Parallax 74.9 49% 63.6 fps	MRender 56 Gravity 52.6 Splatting 71.9 50% 60.2 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM05B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 309 318 329 327 315 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 348 Mixed 290 SusWrite 320 80% 356 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 40.3 163% 61.8 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 119 149% 264 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 18GB free Firmware: 505ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 70 81 82 65 86 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	66.4% Good	Read 298 Write 112 Mixed 194 SusWrite 78.1 38% 171 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 29.4 144% 56.8 MB/s	DQ Read 152 DQ Write 150 DQ Mixed 101 90% 134 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 73%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 6GB free Firmware: 505ABBF0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 415 Write 152 Mixed 190 55% 252 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 42.7 167% 61.8 MB/s	DQ Read 200 DQ Write 147 DQ Mixed 122 105% 156 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 73%
Seagate IronWolf 3TB (2016)-$114 4,022 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 178 179 179 177 178 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 159 Mixed 77.2 SusWrite 178 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 125% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%
WD Re 2TB-$28 16,276 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 412GB free Firmware: 01.01D02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 109 111 111 110 111 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	56.6% Above average	Read 86.7 Write 83.1 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 110 63% 85.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 221% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 2x4GB 9,036 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.5% Average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 17.6 MC Mixed 15 48% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 17.4 SC Mixed 16.7 47% 16.3 GB/s	Latency 70.1 57% 70.1 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 84%

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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 4,004 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 $127Bench 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 $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 $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) $30	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