MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.5% 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	99.3% 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	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.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	3.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	8.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '19 at 11:10
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	SVN-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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 4 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Memory 91 1-Core 84.9 2-Core 237 76% 138 Pts	4-Core 457 8-Core 452 61% 454 Pts	64-Core 451 28% 451 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 79%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% XFX(1682 C580) CLim: 1405 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.3.2 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	Lighting 70.6 Reflection 71.1 Parallax 88.3 58% 76.7 fps	MRender 72.1 Gravity 71.8 Splatting 59 54% 67.6 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 56%
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7821) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4624 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% 157GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 135 138 137 121 136 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 482 Mixed 363 SusWrite 155 84% 373 MB/s	4K Read 40.3 4K Write 89.7 4K Mixed 50.7 174% 60.2 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 229 209% 319 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 118%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 358GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 99 100 101 101 100 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	64.4% Good	Read 124 Write 122 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 99.8 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 203% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 109%
Samsung HD321KJ 320GB-$42 12,070 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 139GB free Firmware: CP100-12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 76 75 76 76 77 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	42.7% Average	Read 73 Write 78 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 75.6 51% 69.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 125% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 43%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$21 168,449 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 409GB free Firmware: 0001YAM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 98 97 98 98 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	Read 99.5 Write 99.2 Mixed 55 SusWrite 97.5 64% 87.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 117% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 47,852 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1800 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	60.6% Good	MC Read 22.2 MC Write 22.5 MC Mixed 18.9 61% 21.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 20.2 SC Mixed 17.7 50% 17.4 GB/s	Latency 65.8 61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 62%

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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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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