MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Gunboat	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 69%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	81.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	48.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). 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, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 12 '20 at 10:18
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing as expected (46^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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	69% Good	Memory 76.5 1-Core 109 2-Core 212 74% 132 Pts	4-Core 355 8-Core 358 48% 356 Pts	64-Core 402 25% 402 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Nvidia(10DE 119D) CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.1% Excellent	Lighting 102 Reflection 106 Parallax 98.3 83% 102 fps	MRender 92.6 Gravity 96 Splatting 94.3 77% 94.3 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M4 128GB-$116 34,516 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 21GB free (System drive) Firmware: 070H SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 111 109 110 86 93 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	48.1% Average	Read 347 Write 178 Mixed 212 SusWrite 99.4 46% 209 MB/s	4K Read 17 4K Write 63.6 4K Mixed 14.2 78% 31.6 MB/s	DQ Read 124 DQ Write 111 DQ Mixed 29.8 46% 88.3 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 72%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 204GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 131 128 132 138 138 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	Read 124 Write 138 Mixed 67 SusWrite 133 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 224% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 75%
Samsung HD502IJ 500GB-$40 25,285 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 140GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 71 73 72 83 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	48.4% Average	Read 90.7 Write 97 Mixed 60.1 SusWrite 77.8 60% 81.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 153GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 104 105 106 107 108 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	71.3% Very good	Read 142 Write 112 Mixed 71.4 SusWrite 106 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C11 2x4GB 6,575 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	31% Below average	MC Read 10.4 MC Write 11.1 MC Mixed 8.6 29% 10 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 11 SC Mixed 9.9 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 87.2 46% 87.2 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 31% Great: 77%

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Typical Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 4,029 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	1,373x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,204x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	391x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	320x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	316x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	310x

SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $85Bench 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: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $522

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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