MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	51.6% 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	76.7% 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.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	7.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	May 15 '20 at 01:56
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing as expected (60^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 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	70.2% Very good	Memory 88.1 1-Core 93.4 2-Core 163 69% 115 Pts	4-Core 296 8-Core 346 42% 321 Pts	64-Core 358 22% 358 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Lighting 65.2 Reflection 63.8 Parallax 57.2 53% 62.1 fps	MRender 70.3 Gravity 59.9 Splatting 51.5 49% 60.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SUV500480G 480GB 7,138 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 121GB free (System drive) Firmware: 003056RI SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 237 142 71 90 49 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	76.7% Very good	Read 436 Write 376 Mixed 309 SusWrite 138 70% 315 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 65.1 4K Mixed 35.9 125% 43.4 MB/s	DQ Read 306 DQ Write 240 DQ Mixed 173 157% 240 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 95%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 243GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 340 372 394 171 83 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	96% Outstanding	Read 419 Write 278 Mixed 350 SusWrite 270 74% 329 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 43.1 151% 57.3 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 360 271% 361 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 121%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$51 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 178GB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 159 164 157 169 160 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 51% Great: 114%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 4TB 10,285 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 429GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 188 197 199 198 194 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 152 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 187 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 119% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%
Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 124GB 9,173 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 68GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 51 50 56 49 37 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 78.5 Write 50 Mixed 60.3 SusWrite 45.8 76% 58.7 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Mixed 0.8 64% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 6% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 22,320 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.6% Above average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 19.6 MC Mixed 15.2 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 17 SC Mixed 16.3 45% 15.7 GB/s	Latency 69.4 58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 63%

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Typical Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 4,000 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	1,364x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,196x
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 $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	145x
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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Total price: $532

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16