MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 81.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	28% 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	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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130922
Uptime	20.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 08 '20 at 23:55
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Memory 92 1-Core 111 2-Core 222 81% 142 Pts	4-Core 379 8-Core 568 59% 474 Pts	64-Core 573 35% 573 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 2847) 2GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	28% Poor	Lighting 32.7 Reflection 30.2 Parallax 38.6 27% 33.8 fps	MRender 41.9 Gravity 38.3 Splatting 33.7 31% 38 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 28% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 349GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 361 289 288 298 305 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 442 Write 404 Mixed 344 SusWrite 332 86% 380 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 48.8 176% 64.9 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 354 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 134%
Intel 525 Series mSATA 30GB-$110 50 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 26GB free Firmware: LLLi SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 40 39 39 40 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	45.1% Average	Read 226 Write 46.7 Mixed 74.3 SusWrite 39.3 21% 96.5 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 43.2 4K Mixed 26.9 102% 33.2 MB/s	DQ Read 65.5 DQ Write 39 DQ Mixed 51.4 38% 52 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 45%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 402GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 133 135 134 135 138 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Read 153 Write 154 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 135 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 162% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 109%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 1,445 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1.5TB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 119 120 121 121 127 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	47.2% Average	Read 130 Write 132 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 122 139% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 35% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB 5,448 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	57.8% Above average	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 16.3 56% 19.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 20.5 SC Mixed 19.5 53% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 64 62% 64 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 86%

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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 4,010 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	1,199x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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