MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 77.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	70.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	28.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Run History

6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	21.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 29 '23 at 23:12
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$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 above expectations (77^th percentile)	77.9% Very good	Memory 91.2 1-Core 108 2-Core 184 76% 128 Pts	4-Core 349 8-Core 579 57% 464 Pts	64-Core 570 35% 570 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% PNY(196E 1349) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 545.92 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	70.8% Very good	Lighting 87.8 Reflection 87.7 Parallax 81.3 72% 85.6 fps	MRender 109 Gravity 80.3 Splatting 70.9 69% 86.9 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 140GB free (System drive) Firmware: B1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 194 113 32 133 33 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	28.7% Poor	Read 194 Write 97.3 Mixed 89 SusWrite 113 27% 123 MB/s	4K Read 13.6 4K Write 18.8 4K Mixed 10.7 44% 14.4 MB/s	DQ Read 14.7 DQ Write 15.7 DQ Mixed 14.4 11% 14.9 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 28.7% Great: 100%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 74GB free Firmware: BBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 88 81 78 88 82 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	55.4% Above average	Read 272 Write 113 Mixed 174 SusWrite 84.8 36% 161 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 70.6 4K Mixed 30.8 113% 41.7 MB/s	DQ Read 79.6 DQ Write 122 DQ Mixed 94.2 73% 98.5 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 3x8GB 76 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 3 of 4 slots used 24GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	MC Read 18.7 MC Write 19.3 MC Mixed 17.4 53% 18.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 18 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 58.8 68% 58.8 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 61%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	59	240	24.5"	1280 720	SAM7278 Odyssey G40B

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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%

Speed boat

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 $75Bench 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: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $512

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 $39	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