MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 80.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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	22.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 23 '19 at 09:43
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	37%

PC Performing as expected (49^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 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Memory 92.5 1-Core 115 2-Core 218 82% 142 Pts	4-Core 369 8-Core 573 58% 471 Pts	64-Core 568 35% 568 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6696) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.86 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 144 Reflection 193 Parallax 192 117% 176 fps	Gravity 187 Splatting 131 137% 159 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 3GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 372 Write 407 Mixed 321 82% 367 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 86.4 4K Mixed 50.1 167% 58.1 MB/s	DQ Read 315 DQ Write 305 DQ Mixed 203 182% 274 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 248GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 311 307 308 307 307 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 438 Mixed 412 SusWrite 320 92% 409 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 96.9 4K Mixed 51.9 176% 62.5 MB/s	DQ Read 326 DQ Write 287 DQ Mixed 302 227% 305 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 17GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 111 108 124 111 107 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	62.4% Good	Read 104 Write 57.8 Mixed 68.5 SusWrite 114 63% 86 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 114%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$174 9,888 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 901GB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 139 141 140 140 140 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Read 172 Write 170 Mixed 76.8 SusWrite 140 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.8 4K Mixed 0.7 227% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 113%
WD My Passport 259F 1TB 11,016 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 61GB free, PID 259f Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 56 55 56 56 56 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	25.6% Poor	Read 56.3 Write 57 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 55.6 71% 52.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 25.6% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB 3,744 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	58.3% Above average	MC Read 20.4 MC Write 21.3 MC Mixed 18.2 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 20.9 SC Mixed 17.2 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 63.2 63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 85%

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Typical Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 4,010 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	1,367x
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