MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 76% Battleship	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 87.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	85.3% 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	85% 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.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 25 '21 at 10:07
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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)	87.5% Excellent	Memory 93.1 1-Core 117 2-Core 234 84% 148 Pts	4-Core 477 8-Core 456 63% 467 Pts	64-Core 455 28% 455 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6700-XT-$480 20,231 User benchmarks, average bench 122% Asus(1043 05D7) ≥ 4GB; dual-rx6700xt-o12g Ram: 12GB, Driver: 21.11.3 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	85.3% Excellent	Lighting 87 Reflection 84.7 Parallax 304 71% 158 fps	MRender 91.5 Gravity 141 Splatting 168 113% 133 fps
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 129%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial_CT275MX3 275GB 323 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: R070 SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 355 151 151 130 139 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	85% Excellent	Read 356 Write 470 Mixed 383 SusWrite 226 81% 359 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 97.5 4K Mixed 39.8 144% 54.9 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 307 225% 289 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 97%
Gamer L TA1D0240 240GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 159GB free Firmware: 81.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 299 300 302 303 304 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Read 422 Write 258 Mixed 287 SusWrite 301 71% 317 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 90.6 4K Mixed 40.3 156% 56 MB/s	DQ Read 310 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 222 191% 281 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$27 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 404GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 160 164 164 164 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 174 Mixed 92.9 SusWrite 163 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 112%
Hitachi HDT72502 250GB 58 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 106GB free Firmware: A7BA SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 50 50 50 50 50 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	23.6% Poor	Read 32 Write 48 Mixed 30.1 SusWrite 49.6 29% 39.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 23.6% Great: 34%
Hitachi HDP72503 320GB 41 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 279GB free Firmware: A52A SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 81 82 83 80 83 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	36.4% Below average	Read 44.8 Write 50 Mixed 30.4 SusWrite 81.6 38% 51.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 36.4% 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 (96^th percentile)	63.6% Good	MC Read 22.6 MC Write 22.6 MC Mixed 19.9 62% 21.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 21.3 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 61.9 65% 61.9 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 63%

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Typical Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 4,024 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	1,371x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,203x
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	310x

SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	165x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	147x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16