MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 87.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	53.4% 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	95.5% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	25.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 28 '20 at 00:36
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Memory 90.6 1-Core 127 2-Core 257 88% 158 Pts	4-Core 456 8-Core 683 71% 570 Pts	64-Core 690 43% 690 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Gigabyte(1458 22F1) CLim: 1300 MHz, MLim: 2001 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.2.1 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	53.4% Above average	Lighting 66.3 Reflection 67.7 Parallax 87.1 54% 73.7 fps	MRender 69 Gravity 68.6 Splatting 56.5 52% 64.7 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mz7ge960hmhp-000m3 00FN333 00FN336IBM 960GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 311GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CA31 SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 381 155 90 73 124 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Read 489 Write 380 Mixed 288 SusWrite 199 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 43.2 163% 60.6 MB/s	DQ Read 348 DQ Write 271 DQ Mixed 244 200% 287 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 106%
Liteonit LCT-256M3S-41 7mm 256GB FDE 294 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 13GB free Firmware: SRDB Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 480 Write 352 Mixed 278 82% 370 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 87.7 4K Mixed 39.9 147% 53.5 MB/s	DQ Read 287 DQ Write 267 DQ Mixed 172 158% 242 MB/s
Poor: 54% Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 573GB free Firmware: CC9D SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 162 167 171 162 168 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Read 147 Write 127 Mixed 81.2 SusWrite 163 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.8 143% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 114%
Hitachi HUA723030ALA640 3TB-$37 11,382 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 231GB free Firmware: MKAOAA50 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 83 82 82 82 82 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	45.8% Average	Read 77 Write 83 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 82.1 56% 75.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 190% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 87%
Seagate Desktop 8TB 4,842 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 5TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 166 173 173 173 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Read 129 Write 149 Mixed 92.5 SusWrite 166 99% 134 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.7 406% 3.6 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 93%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL10-8GBXL 0420 F3-14900CL10-8GBXL 0420 F3-12800CL10-8GBXL 0420 F3-14900CL10-8GBXL 32GB 30 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1600, 1867, 1600, 1867 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	51.4% Above average	MC Read 17.9 MC Write 18.2 MC Mixed 15.4 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 19.4 SC Mixed 17.5 49% 17.3 GB/s	Latency 66.4 60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 76%

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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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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 $45	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