MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 79% Battleship	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 60% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	92.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	103% 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 (19%). 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	7.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 14 '19 at 12:36
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Memory 94.8 1-Core 110 2-Core 220 81% 142 Pts	4-Core 415 8-Core 388 54% 401 Pts	64-Core 398 25% 398 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Asus(1043 868C) ≥ 4GB; ASUS Dual RTX2060-A6G CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	92.3% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 112 Parallax 118 96% 116 fps	MRender 137 Gravity 100 Splatting 84.5 85% 107 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 135GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 340 252 247 244 237 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 460 Write 437 Mixed 388 SusWrite 262 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 88.1 4K Mixed 51.2 168% 58.7 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 134%
OCZ Agility 3 120GB-$102 38,562 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 15GB free Firmware: 2.22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 88 79 84 88 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	53.4% Above average	Read 148 Write 121 Mixed 135 SusWrite 85.8 28% 123 MB/s	4K Read 21.4 4K Write 84.1 4K Mixed 32.3 118% 45.9 MB/s	DQ Read 142 DQ Write 116 DQ Mixed 100 83% 119 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 61%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 140GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 78 77 80 80 80 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	37.3% Below average	Read 52 Write 93.5 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 78.1 48% 65.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.3 57% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 67%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 94GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 75 77 75 76 77 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	45.5% Average	Read 82 Write 36.3 Mixed 51.5 SusWrite 76.2 46% 61.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 62%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 219GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 65 67 67 66 67 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	33.5% Below average	Read 49.8 Write 63 Mixed 26 SusWrite 65.2 37% 51 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.4 170% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 33.5% Great: 75%
SanDisk Extreme Pro USB 3.0 128GB-$60 1,435 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 62GB free, PID 5588 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 209 226 230 231 229 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 236 Write 205 Mixed 73 SusWrite 217 238% 183 MB/s	4K Read 11.1 4K Write 11.9 4K Mixed 8.8 745% 10.6 MB/s	DQ Read 12.8 DQ Write 12.5 DQ Mixed 10.4 826% 11.9 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 123%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 20,216 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	70.4% Very good	MC Read 25.1 MC Write 25.8 MC Mixed 23.3 71% 24.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 21.9 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 57.7 69% 57.7 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 86%

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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 $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 $178	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