MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Yacht	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


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 89.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.3% 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	109% 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	26 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 29 '20 at 12:31
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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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 i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.6 GHz, turbo 5.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Memory 96.1 1-Core 122 2-Core 263 89% 160 Pts	4-Core 446 8-Core 715 71% 581 Pts	64-Core 700 43% 700 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89.5% 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: 1365 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.2.2 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Lighting 70.4 Reflection 71.3 Parallax 89.8 57% 77.2 fps	MRender 71.3 Gravity 71.5 Splatting 58.5 54% 67.1 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mz7ge960hmhp-000m3 00FN333 00FN336IBM 960GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 310GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CA31 SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 393 393 407 412 395 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 485 Write 418 Mixed 264 SusWrite 395 88% 390 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 44 164% 61.1 MB/s	DQ Read 348 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 276 222% 312 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 109% 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 463 Write 342 Mixed 287 81% 364 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 85.5 4K Mixed 39.6 146% 52.7 MB/s	DQ Read 287 DQ Write 270 DQ Mixed 175 160% 244 MB/s
Poor: 54% Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 573GB free Firmware: CC9D SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 155 166 171 167 164 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Read 150 Write 116 Mixed 81.8 SusWrite 163 94% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 114%
Hitachi HUA723030ALA640 3TB-$37 11,382 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 231GB free Firmware: MKAOAA50 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 80 83 83 82 82 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	46.5% Average	Read 79.5 Write 82.8 Mixed 52 SusWrite 82 54% 74.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 190% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 87%
Seagate Desktop 8TB 4,842 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 5TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 164 173 173 171 160 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Read 118 Write 136 Mixed 97 SusWrite 165 95% 129 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.7 300% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 81.8% 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 way above expectations (90^th percentile)	73% Very good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 27.4 MC Mixed 20.1 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 25.2 SC Mixed 25.8 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 53.7 74% 53.7 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 76%

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Gaming 56%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 44%

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

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	1,375x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,206x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	391x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	322x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	316x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	310x

SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	165x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	147x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 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 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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