MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 85.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	148% 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	107% 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

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	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 13 '19 at 17:55
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^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 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Memory 94.9 1-Core 120 2-Core 241 86% 152 Pts	4-Core 407 8-Core 603 63% 505 Pts	64-Core 614 38% 614 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 85.1% 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 3715) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	148% Outstanding	Lighting 199 Reflection 218 Parallax 219 162% 212 fps	MRender 250 Gravity 211 Splatting 136 156% 199 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 148% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 153GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 137 132 143 140 128 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 489 Mixed 369 SusWrite 166 86% 382 MB/s	4K Read 43.5 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 56.8 196% 69.6 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 236 212% 321 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 118%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 911GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 475 470 485 489 489 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 493 Mixed 466 SusWrite 478 110% 487 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 63.7 215% 77.4 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159 43,620 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 410GB free Firmware: GM4OA5CA SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 88 90 90 90 90 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	Read 90 Write 85.5 Mixed 47.7 SusWrite 89.2 57% 78.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 51%
Hitachi HUA7210SASUN1.0T 0948G0KKLF 1TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 252GB free Firmware: GKAOAC5A SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 75 77 77 77 77 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	44.3% Average	Read 77.8 Write 81.5 Mixed 47.7 SusWrite 76.2 52% 70.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 171% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 22,320 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	61% Good	MC Read 21.3 MC Write 22 MC Mixed 18.6 59% 20.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 22 SC Mixed 20 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 57.3 70% 57.3 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 63%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	1,367x
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: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $532

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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 $40	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