MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 33% Sail boat


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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	47% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	88.7% 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.

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System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	25.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130818
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jul 21 '22 at 16:30
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	23%

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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 i7-4771-$129 11,180 User benchmarks, average bench 73% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	76% Very good	Memory 88.5 1-Core 97.9 2-Core 194 74% 127 Pts	4-Core 343 8-Core 527 54% 435 Pts	64-Core 519 32% 519 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Asus(1043 04FB) CLim: 1310 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.5.2 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47% Average	Lighting 57.3 Reflection 62.2 Parallax 94.7 47% 71.4 fps	MRender 64.6 Gravity 68.7 Splatting 45.8 48% 59.7 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Apple SM256E 251GB 850 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 40GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM02A0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 113 102 98 99 96 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Read 498 Write 373 Mixed 296 SusWrite 114 71% 321 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 92.8 4K Mixed 43.2 156% 56.7 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 228 DQ Mixed 142 150% 250 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 97%
Seagate ST3000DM003-1F216N 3TB 4,050 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2TB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 137 135 133 135 135 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	71.5% Very good	Read 115 Write 97.5 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 134 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 99%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 1TB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 144 144 144 143 145 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Read 163 Write 149 Mixed 84.8 SusWrite 142 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 180GB free Firmware: CC35 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 123 122 120 118 120 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	64.8% Good	Read 106 Write 111 Mixed 63.2 SusWrite 120 73% 99.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 1302 1600 CL10 Series 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 1302 1600 CL10 Series 32GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	MC Read 21.3 MC Write 21.6 MC Mixed 18.2 58% 20.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 19.2 SC Mixed 20.1 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 69.1 58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 62%

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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	1,377x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,206x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	391x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	322x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	316x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	310x

SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	165x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	147x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 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: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $537

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16