MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 86% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 73% Battleship


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 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	83.5% 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	37.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

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	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130922
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '19 at 16:40
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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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 i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.9 GHz, turbo 6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 148 2-Core 287 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 565 8-Core 771 84% 668 Pts	64-Core 768 48% 768 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6173) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2102 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.12 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	83.5% Excellent	Lighting 104 Reflection 117 Parallax 99.3 84% 107 fps	MRender 101 Gravity 97.6 Splatting 100 82% 99.6 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 164GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK61K1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 169 136 31 59 59 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	37.4% Below average	Read 409 Write 261 Mixed 271 SusWrite 106 58% 262 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 5.6 52% 12 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 100%
OCZ OCTANE 256GB 165 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 64GB free Firmware: 1.14 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 174 168 166 167 167 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	45.4% Average	Read 213 Write 308 Mixed 220 SusWrite 170 52% 228 MB/s	4K Read 21.3 4K Write 41.8 4K Mixed 18.5 78% 27.2 MB/s	DQ Read 71.6 DQ Write 56.6 DQ Mixed 57.3 45% 61.8 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 66%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 250GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 74 75 81 86 75 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	50.2% Above average	Read 96.3 Write 59 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 78.1 53% 72 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 217% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CML8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CML4GX3M1A1600C9 16GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	82.9% Excellent	MC Read 31.8 MC Write 30.7 MC Mixed 23.4 82% 28.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 26.9 SC Mixed 28.5 74% 26 GB/s	Latency 49.5 81% 49.5 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 83%

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Typical Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 4,056 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	1,381x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,216x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	394x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	323x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	316x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	311x

SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	165x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	147x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	146x

RAM
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	86x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	77x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples	74x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $156	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $361	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16