MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	24.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130922
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '19 at 06:20
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th 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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Memory 91.7 1-Core 109 2-Core 215 80% 138 Pts	4-Core 404 8-Core 375 53% 390 Pts	64-Core 392 24% 392 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 580-$450 15,395 User benchmarks, average bench 23% MSI(1462 2550) 1.5GB CLim: 800 MHz, MLim: 1024 MHz, Ram: 1.5GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	24.7% Poor	Lighting 28.8 Reflection 44.2 Parallax 32.3 24% 35.1 fps	MRender 43.9 Gravity 22.5 Splatting 33.2 27% 33.2 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 24.7% Great: 24%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 468 Write 439 Mixed 360 94% 422 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 59.6 202% 72.2 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 224GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 75 76 76 76 76 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	42.5% Average	Read 71.8 Write 82.7 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 75.7 53% 71.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 62%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 125 129 127 128 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	77.8% Very good	Read 144 Write 128 Mixed 80.5 SusWrite 127 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 27,024 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	52.2% Above average	MC Read 18.1 MC Write 18.5 MC Mixed 16.4 50% 17.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 16.8 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 64.5 62% 64.5 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 63%

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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	1,369x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,202x
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	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 i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16