MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	59.5% 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	105% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben, 1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150313
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jul 27 '19 at 23:35
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (62^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-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	73.4% Very good	Memory 75 1-Core 126 2-Core 233 80% 145 Pts	4-Core 404 8-Core 465 57% 435 Pts	64-Core 486 30% 486 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 79%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1648 MHz, MLim: 1993 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Lighting 74.4 Reflection 77.4 Parallax 68.6 61% 73.5 fps	MRender 81 Gravity 69.2 Splatting 62.9 57% 71 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 54%
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7821) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5063 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 112GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 249 239 243 194 140 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 470 Mixed 332 SusWrite 213 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 54.9 179% 64.7 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 224 206% 316 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 118%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 320GB-$59 5,970 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 47GB free Firmware: GM3OA52A SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 48 53 52 53 52 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	28.1% Poor	Read 47.3 Write 46.3 Mixed 30.8 SusWrite 50.4 32% 43.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 28.1% Great: 46%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 29GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 79 80 80 80 79 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	42.4% Average	Read 69 Write 85.7 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 78.4 53% 72.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 62%

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 above expectations (75^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	MC Read 20.5 MC Write 22.8 MC Mixed 19 59% 20.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 17.1 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 90.3 44% 90.3 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 63%

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Typical Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 4,033 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 $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	1,375x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,206x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	391x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	322x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	316x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	310x

SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	165x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	147x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 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 i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16