MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	37.8% 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)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140220
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 06 '19 at 17:52
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

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 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 (98^th percentile)	86% Excellent	Memory 94.6 1-Core 120 2-Core 236 86% 150 Pts	4-Core 420 8-Core 587 63% 504 Pts	64-Core 578 36% 578 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% Gigabyte(1458 360C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.12 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	37.8% Below average	Lighting 45.3 Reflection 41 Parallax 55.5 37% 47.3 fps	MRender 57.5 Gravity 52.3 Splatting 39.3 40% 49.7 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 126GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 39 55 69 70 80 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	33.9% Below average	Read 62 Write 56.3 Mixed 66.8 SusWrite 55.4 45% 60.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 164% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 33.9% Great: 109%
Samsung M3 Portable 1TB 6,502 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 382GB free Firmware: 1306 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 76 76 84 89 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	49% Average	Read 87.5 Write 64.5 Mixed 51.2 SusWrite 83.3 53% 71.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 59%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 5,895 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 881GB free, PID a00c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 93 93 102 111 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	44.2% Average	Read 110 Write 105 Mixed 37.3 SusWrite 102 116% 88.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.5 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 44%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 500GB 2,039 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 464GB free, PID a009 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 95 95 104 113 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	44.8% Average	Read 111 Write 107 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 105 118% 89.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 44%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 9,084 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 285GB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 67 66 73 78 78 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	37.1% Below average	Read 104 Write 102 Mixed 43.8 SusWrite 72.5 105% 80.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 37.1% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 73,650 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	57.1% Above average	MC Read 20.2 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 16.7 55% 19.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 17.2 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 58.3 69% 58.3 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 62%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 4,004 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 56%

Gunboat

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 44%

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Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) - $242

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $127Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	1,365x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,198x
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	145x
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: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $597

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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