MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 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 90.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	46.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130922
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 13 '20 at 00:30
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	12%

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 i7-4790K-$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)	90.8% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 137 2-Core 268 94% 167 Pts	4-Core 457 8-Core 716 72% 587 Pts	64-Core 716 44% 716 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 157GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK61K1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 181 101 43 44 59 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	46.2% Average	Read 416 Write 190 Mixed 269 SusWrite 106 54% 245 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 12.3 4K Mixed 15.1 68% 18.4 MB/s	DQ Read 114 DQ Write 12.2 DQ Mixed 20.9 26% 49 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 100%
OCZ OCTANE 256GB 165 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 23GB free Firmware: 1.14 SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 273 179 133 119 112 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	63.5% Good	Read 428 Write 274 Mixed 258 SusWrite 186 64% 286 MB/s	4K Read 25.1 4K Write 52.4 4K Mixed 25.7 99% 34.4 MB/s	DQ Read 121 DQ Write 94.8 DQ Mixed 81.1 68% 98.9 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 66%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 197GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 109 117 118 118 119 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	66.5% Good	Read 114 Write 118 Mixed 66.2 SusWrite 117 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 212% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 66.5% 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 (88^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	MC Read 30.6 MC Write 30.5 MC Mixed 23.3 80% 28.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 25.5 SC Mixed 26.3 69% 24 GB/s	Latency 51.3 78% 51.3 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 83%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 4,036 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 56%

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Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 44%

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

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	1,377x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,207x
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	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	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: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $537

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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