MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 135% UFO	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 110% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	156% 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	69% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit väriä
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 04 '19 at 18:19
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	31%

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PC Performing as expected (57^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 (99^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Memory 97.9 1-Core 118 2-Core 227 85% 148 Pts	4-Core 419 8-Core 608 64% 514 Pts	64-Core 606 38% 606 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 87.8% 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: 431.60 Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	156% Outstanding	Lighting 214 Reflection 215 Parallax 237 175% 222 fps	MRender 253 Gravity 214 Splatting 140 159% 203 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 156% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM04B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 78 70 60 66 65 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	69% Good	Read 382 Write 122 Mixed 193 SusWrite 72.1 42% 192 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 86.7 4K Mixed 30.3 126% 48.1 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 126 DQ Mixed 117 121% 206 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 116%
8GB 349 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 7GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.6 5.4 4.8 5.4 6 5.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	2.72% Terrible	Read 8.5 Write 2 Mixed 5.2 SusWrite 5.3 6% 5.25 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 5% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.72% Great: 7%
SanDisk Extreme Pro USB 3.0 128GB-$60 1,435 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 39GB free, PID 5588 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 230 234 237 238 227 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 250 Write 215 Mixed 64.5 SusWrite 233 247% 190 MB/s	4K Read 10 4K Write 11.8 4K Mixed 8.4 724% 10.1 MB/s	DQ Read 11.4 DQ Write 12.5 DQ Mixed 10 808% 11.3 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 123%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2133 C9 2x8GB 3,312 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	76.9% Very good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 28.8 MC Mixed 24.4 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 22 SC Mixed 24.8 62% 21.7 GB/s	Latency 46.7 86% 46.7 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 81%

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Typical Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 4,009 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	1,366x
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