MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 141% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 118% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	158% 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.
Boot Drive	71.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Apr 30 '20 at 20:59
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 132 2-Core 261 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 457 8-Core 676 71% 567 Pts	64-Core 676 42% 676 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Nvidia(10DE 12AE) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (56^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	158% Outstanding	Lighting 218 Reflection 231 Parallax 223 178% 224 fps	MRender 264 Gravity 211 Splatting 141 161% 205 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 158% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 103 94 86 95 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	71.7% Very good	Read 278 Write 150 Mixed 169 SusWrite 96.2 38% 173 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 41.4 159% 60.8 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 148 DQ Mixed 79.9 75% 115 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 73%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 396GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 453 454 460 465 466 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 463 Mixed 421 SusWrite 458 104% 463 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 54.3 182% 65.7 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 298 241% 341 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 125%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 20,216 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	72.7% Very good	MC Read 25.5 MC Write 26.5 MC Mixed 22.6 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 21.8 63% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 48 83% 48 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 86%

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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 4,014 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 56%

Gunboat

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	1,367x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,200x
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 $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	147x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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) $37	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