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 (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 78.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130922
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 23 '19 at 20:05
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (58^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 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	78.8% Very good	Memory 92.5 1-Core 104 2-Core 196 77% 131 Pts	4-Core 352 8-Core 549 56% 451 Pts	64-Core 546 34% 546 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 84%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 11GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 484 Write 451 Mixed 314 93% 416 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 83.4 4K Mixed 47.2 162% 56.1 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 180 181% 293 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 97GB free Firmware: MU02.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 54 55 55 53 53 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Read 477 Write 420 Mixed 392 SusWrite 93.2 77% 346 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 87.9 4K Mixed 43.2 147% 53.6 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 239 196% 279 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 91%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 891GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 127 128 131 132 130 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	75.6% Very good	Read 134 Write 114 Mixed 86.3 SusWrite 129 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 103GB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 86 89 89 89 89 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	Read 113 Write 89 Mixed 73 SusWrite 87.9 67% 90.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB 48,796 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	MC Read 20.3 MC Write 21.4 MC Mixed 18.8 58% 20.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 18.6 SC Mixed 17.4 47% 16.5 GB/s	Latency 63.2 63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 63%

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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 $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	1,366x
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 $179	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