MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Surfboard	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	21.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	92.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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

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

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140220
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 21 '21 at 19:28
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Memory 95 1-Core 119 2-Core 225 84% 146 Pts	4-Core 424 8-Core 618 65% 521 Pts	64-Core 631 39% 631 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K5000 3,775 User benchmarks, average bench 21% Nvidia(10DE 0965) ≥ 4GB CLim: 705 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	21.3% Poor	Lighting 24.4 Reflection 27.2 Parallax 35.6 20% 29.1 fps	MRender 36.6 Gravity 29.9 Splatting 23.9 24% 30.1 fps
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 21.3% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB-$70 27,495 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 191GB free (System drive) Firmware: 501ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 215 208 154 203 231 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Read 378 Write 273 Mixed 301 SusWrite 204 65% 289 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 44.8 170% 63.8 MB/s	DQ Read 290 DQ Write 262 DQ Mixed 245 192% 266 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 94%
OCZ Agility 3 240GB-$199 10,165 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 223GB free Firmware: 2.15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 116 126 129 135 135 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	65.3% Good	Read 127 Write 192 Mixed 171 SusWrite 124 35% 154 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 32.4 147% 58.6 MB/s	DQ Read 185 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 158 128% 180 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 66%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 173 173 173 174 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 160 Mixed 87.1 SusWrite 172 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB 2,880 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	69.1% Good	MC Read 24.8 MC Write 25.3 MC Mixed 21.5 68% 23.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 21.6 SC Mixed 22.6 60% 21.1 GB/s	Latency 57.1 70% 57.1 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 71%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 44%

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

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	1,375x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,206x
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	310x

SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 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: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $532

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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