MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	32.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	54.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

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System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	4.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Jun 24 '23 at 14:08
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770S-$112 13,157 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	75.1% Very good	Memory 96.3 1-Core 97 2-Core 172 74% 122 Pts	4-Core 296 8-Core 409 44% 352 Pts	64-Core 418 26% 418 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% Asus(1043 8465) 2GB CLim: 1215 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 474.14 Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.5% Below average	Lighting 37.3 Reflection 35.7 Parallax 47.9 30% 40.3 fps	MRender 51.5 Gravity 47.6 Splatting 37.8 36% 45.6 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT2000BX500SSD1 2TB 12,882 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 240 245 25 21 25 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Read 282 Write 310 Mixed 126 SusWrite 126 47% 211 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 56.4 4K Mixed 17.9 92% 33.4 MB/s	DQ Read 137 DQ Write 256 DQ Mixed 22.6 66% 139 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 99%
SH00R480GB 480GB 1,405 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 57GB free Firmware: HC1A252P SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 16 138 184 272 112 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	59.9% Above average	Read 424 Write 352 Mixed 336 SusWrite 159 71% 318 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 53.7 4K Mixed 9.3 86% 31 MB/s	DQ Read 187 DQ Write 222 DQ Mixed 13.3 63% 141 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 93%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$27 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 931GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 201 202 204 203 203 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 198 Write 160 Mixed 84.6 SusWrite 201 118% 161 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 165% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$27 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 931GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 196 203 201 196 200 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 124 Mixed 87.9 SusWrite 198 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 2000 C9 3x4GB 60 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 3 of 4 slots used 12GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2000 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	56.9% Above average	MC Read 19.9 MC Write 20.6 MC Mixed 17.6 55% 19.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 17.2 SC Mixed 16.9 46% 16 GB/s	Latency 53 76% 53 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 67%

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Typical Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 4,034 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 56%

Gunboat

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 44%

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Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) - $242

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	1,376x
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 $99Bench 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: $536

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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