MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	122% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

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 @ 1.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 27 '20 at 17:22
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	UKR-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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 4.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 136 2-Core 269 94% 167 Pts	4-Core 484 8-Core 519 66% 502 Pts	64-Core 520 32% 520 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EA) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	122% Outstanding	Lighting 161 Reflection 172 Parallax 141 131% 158 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 185 Splatting 129 119% 147 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB-$70 27,495 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 3GB free (System drive) Firmware: 507K Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 290 Write 250 Mixed 218 56% 253 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 43.5 169% 64.9 MB/s	DQ Read 227 DQ Write 202 DQ Mixed 155 132% 195 MB/s
Poor: 59% Great: 94%
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB 56,609 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 6GB free Firmware: SBFK Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 454 Write 446 Mixed 337 92% 412 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 88.8 4K Mixed 42.9 161% 56.8 MB/s	DQ Read 124 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 124 124% 193 MB/s
Poor: 41% Great: 102%
Seagate ST3000DM001-9YN166 2TB 804 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 49GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 162 177 162 164 179 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 144 Write 83 Mixed 80.3 SusWrite 164 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 104%
Samsung HD502HJ 500GB-$50 72,924 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2GB free Firmware: 1AJ1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 119 Write 130 Mixed 70 79% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.1 207% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 77%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1GB free Firmware: 1AJ1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 130 Write 152 Mixed 71.5 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.2 226% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 39% Great: 75%
Seagate ST3160811AS 160GB-$45 4,832 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 3GB free Firmware: 3.AA Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 65.8 Write 63.5 Mixed 41 42% 56.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB 3,839 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1800 MHz clocked @ 2600 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	75% Very good	MC Read 24.3 MC Write 29.3 MC Mixed 23.2 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 24.6 SC Mixed 24.7 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 47.2 85% 47.2 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 87%

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Typical Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 4,018 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	1,369x
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 $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	147x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 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 $290	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16