MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 82% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 64% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	91.7% 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	86.8% 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 05 '21 at 13:11
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^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 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Memory 93.1 1-Core 117 2-Core 236 84% 149 Pts	4-Core 475 8-Core 469 63% 472 Pts	64-Core 472 29% 472 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Nvidia(10DE 12FD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.63 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	91.7% Outstanding	Lighting 115 Reflection 111 Parallax 111 94% 112 fps	MRender 137 Gravity 100 Splatting 93.7 88% 110 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial_CT275MX3 275GB 323 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 86GB free (System drive) Firmware: R070 SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 404 383 156 155 155 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Read 361 Write 470 Mixed 383 SusWrite 246 82% 365 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 39.7 146% 55.9 MB/s	DQ Read 234 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 307 224% 288 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 97%
Gamer L TA1D0240 240GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 102GB free Firmware: 81.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 291 299 303 302 302 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Read 432 Write 299 Mixed 289 SusWrite 279 73% 325 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 95.2 4K Mixed 40.5 159% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 310 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 222 191% 281 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 438GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 162 161 164 164 164 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 174 Mixed 94.4 SusWrite 160 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 112%
Hitachi HDT72502 250GB 58 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 111GB free Firmware: A7BA SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 48 50 50 50 50 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	28.3% Poor	Read 48.8 Write 49.3 Mixed 31.1 SusWrite 49.3 33% 44.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 28.3% Great: 34%
Hitachi HDP72503 320GB 41 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 269GB free Firmware: A52A SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 82 82 83 83 83 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	42.3% Average	Read 64.6 Write 63.5 Mixed 38.3 SusWrite 82.5 46% 62.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 45%

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 way above expectations (97^th percentile)	65.3% Good	MC Read 23 MC Write 23.8 MC Mixed 20.6 64% 22.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 20.3 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 61.8 65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 63%

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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	1,366x
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: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $532

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $183	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