MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Jet ski	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. 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 68.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	47.4% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 09 '20 at 16:32
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	68.7% Good	Memory 91 1-Core 130 2-Core 248 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 269 8-Core 280 36% 275 Pts	64-Core 274 17% 274 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329 50,279 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Gigabyte(1458 3604) 3GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 446.14 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	47.4% Average	Lighting 57.1 Reflection 51.6 Parallax 74.2 46% 61 fps	MRender 68 Gravity 66.8 Splatting 49.3 49% 61.4 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSDPR-CX400-512 512GB 4,680 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 477GB free Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 342 182 103 91 91 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Read 453 Write 394 Mixed 332 SusWrite 170 75% 337 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 82.9 4K Mixed 36.8 144% 51.6 MB/s	DQ Read 301 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 225 193% 284 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 142GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 133 152 165 155 170 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 189 Mixed 86.5 SusWrite 145 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 148% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown GY1600D364L10/8G 2x8GB 1,208 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47% Average	MC Read 16.8 MC Write 17.9 MC Mixed 14 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 12.9 SC Write 12.6 SC Mixed 11.5 35% 12.3 GB/s	Latency 65.8 61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 63%

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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 4,010 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 $127Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	1,367x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,199x
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	146x
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: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $597

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	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) $37	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