MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 166% UFO	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 137% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	206% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	46.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130517
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 09 '22 at 12:04
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 (92^nd percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Memory 96.5 1-Core 114 2-Core 225 83% 145 Pts	4-Core 366 8-Core 573 58% 470 Pts	64-Core 603 37% 603 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Palit(1569 2208) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 497.29 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	206% Outstanding	Lighting 303 Reflection 281 Parallax 350 247% 311 fps	MRender 332 Gravity 256 Splatting 188 204% 259 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 206% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 1000GB 44,528 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 164GB free (System drive) Firmware: UH4400RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 108 94 8.2 47 72 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	46.6% Average	Read 452 Write 297 Mixed 249 SusWrite 70.2 59% 267 MB/s	4K Read 16.9 4K Write 37.8 4K Mixed 15.6 66% 23.4 MB/s	DQ Read 120 DQ Write 77.6 DQ Mixed 6.9 30% 68.1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 58%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 51GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 325 322 321 322 322 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 488 Mixed 464 SusWrite 341 101% 451 MB/s	4K Read 44.3 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 61.3 208% 74.1 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 362 273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 129%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 90GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 103 104 103 102 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	62.7% Good	Read 115 Write 116 Mixed 73.6 SusWrite 103 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 69%
USB Flash Disk 4GB 2,580 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 4GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.3 5.3 5.1 5 5.3 5.4 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	5.95% Terrible	Read 24.1 Write 5 Mixed 2 SusWrite 5 9% 9.02 MB/s	4K Read 5.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 22% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.95% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 5,533 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	81% Excellent	MC Read 31 MC Write 30.9 MC Mixed 23.4 81% 28.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 21.9 SC Mixed 27.4 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 52.1 77% 52.1 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 87%

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Typical Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 4,010 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 56%

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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	1,367x
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 $273	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 $177	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