MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	36.7% 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	83.8% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130922
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 01 '18 at 11:54
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	76.7% Very good	Memory 89.2 1-Core 92.9 2-Core 213 75% 132 Pts	4-Core 371 8-Core 382 50% 376 Pts	64-Core 364 22% 364 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% MSI(1462 2990) 2GB CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	36.7% Below average	Lighting 44.1 Reflection 40.4 Parallax 53.8 36% 46.1 fps	MRender 55.3 Gravity 51.2 Splatting 37.5 38% 48 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 36.7% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: 507KC4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 159 170 171 166 172 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Read 361 Write 217 Mixed 229 SusWrite 166 54% 243 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 46.1 161% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 216 DQ Write 203 DQ Mixed 139 124% 186 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 87%
WD WD7500AZEX-00ZF5A0 750GB 1,942 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 146GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 94 94 94 94 94 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	55.9% Above average	Read 101 Write 95.2 Mixed 53.2 SusWrite 93.4 63% 85.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 93%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR3 2400G 2OZ 2x4GB 126 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	27.3% Poor	MC Read 8.9 MC Write 9.1 MC Mixed 7.8 25% 8.6 GB/s	SC Read 7.4 SC Write 7.2 SC Mixed 7.5 21% 7.37 GB/s	Latency 68.2 59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 27.3% Great: 80%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 4,011 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	1,367x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,200x
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 $269	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 $178	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