MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 86% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 71% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	104% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	35.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	19.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 26 '21 at 17:19
Run Duration	354 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^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 (96^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Memory 92.5 1-Core 118 2-Core 214 82% 141 Pts	4-Core 411 8-Core 629 64% 520 Pts	64-Core 626 39% 626 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3757) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing below potential (60^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 111 Parallax 129 105% 123 fps	MRender 172 Gravity 126 Splatting 105 106% 134 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Sandisk U100 SMG2 126GB 318 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10.56.04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 62 71 102 91 85 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	35.4% Below average	Read 426 Write 120 Mixed 156 SusWrite 81.8 43% 196 MB/s	4K Read 18.8 4K Write 8 4K Mixed 9.6 45% 12.1 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 46%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 735GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 88 90 91 91 90 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	50% Average	Read 84.4 Write 75.8 Mixed 57 SusWrite 89.4 56% 76.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 163% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 83%
WD WD20NPVX-00EA4T0 2TB 852 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 92 96 98 96 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	56% Above average	Read 101 Write 77.5 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 94.5 60% 81.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 60%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 178 178 179 177 179 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 149 Mixed 84.7 SusWrite 176 107% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 114%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1TB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 120 121 122 122 122 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	72.9% Very good	Read 133 Write 125 Mixed 111 SusWrite 121 91% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.9 206% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 0215 CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 24GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	38.5% Below average	MC Read 13.2 MC Write 12.9 MC Mixed 10.6 35% 12.2 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 13.7 SC Mixed 12.8 37% 12.9 GB/s	Latency 63 64% 63 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 38.5% Great: 61%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 55: 8R 5G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
55%	34%	38	342	277	360	24.5"	1920 1080	AUS25B5 ROG PG259QN

History: Score 30: 4R 2G 4B | Score 47: 5R 5G 7B | Score 59: 7R 8G 0B | Score 54: 6R 8G 0B | Score 55: 8R 5G 0B

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Typical Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 4,002 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	1,198x
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 $129Bench 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 $275	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 $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	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