MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 136% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 115% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	159% 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	108% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130818
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 28 '22 at 23:43
Run Duration	211 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^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 4.5 GHz, turbo 5.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Memory 94.6 1-Core 128 2-Core 228 86% 150 Pts	4-Core 431 8-Core 678 68% 555 Pts	64-Core 664 41% 664 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% MSI(1462 3711) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	159% Outstanding	Lighting 216 Reflection 207 Parallax 238 176% 220 fps	MRender 268 Gravity 213 Splatting 158 168% 213 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Pro 512GB-$150 16,934 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 193GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 469 465 438 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 481 Mixed 213 SusWrite 443 75% 326 MB/s	4K Read 42.2 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 58.3 196% 69.3 MB/s	DQ Read 243 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 233 192% 272 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 133%
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149 16,872 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 210GB free Firmware: DC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 226 210 211 207 206 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Read 420 Write 254 Mixed 278 SusWrite 211 65% 291 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 43.7 165% 60.6 MB/s	DQ Read 283 DQ Write 245 DQ Mixed 159 148% 229 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 91%
Asmt ASM105x 1TB 257 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 415GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 314 311 310 305 313 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	63.6% Good	Read 318 Write 318 Mixed 235 SusWrite 311 67% 295 MB/s	4K Read 18.1 4K Write 38.5 4K Mixed 26 81% 27.5 MB/s	DQ Read 158 DQ Write 128 DQ Mixed 133 102% 140 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 75%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 425GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 85 85 86 85 85 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	51.1% Above average	Read 94 Write 87.3 Mixed 83.2 SusWrite 83.8 65% 87.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 67%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 452GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 102 102 103 103 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Read 106 Write 101 Mixed 92.7 SusWrite 102 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 194% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 1866 C9 4x8GB 358 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1400 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	69.6% Good	MC Read 24.8 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 21.5 69% 24 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 22.1 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 58.2 69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 107%

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Typical Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 4,000 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	1,364x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,196x
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 $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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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