MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Gunboat	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	61.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	125% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 26 '20 at 20:15
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^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 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Memory 96 1-Core 130 2-Core 256 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 388 8-Core 677 64% 533 Pts	64-Core 678 42% 678 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3283) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	61.8% Good	Lighting 77.5 Reflection 76.8 Parallax 66.8 63% 73.7 fps	MRender 72.4 Gravity 71.1 Splatting 72.4 59% 72 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 628GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 353 388 390 393 397 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 493 Mixed 465 SusWrite 357 103% 458 MB/s	4K Read 44.1 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 62 214% 78.1 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 348 265% 357 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 350GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 356 389 391 394 398 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 493 Mixed 416 SusWrite 358 100% 446 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 53.4 195% 74.2 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 361 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 121%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 929GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 204 216 216 209 200 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 156 Mixed 93.7 SusWrite 204 119% 162 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 365GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 186 187 187 187 186 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 138 Mixed 84.5 SusWrite 185 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 112%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 1,355 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 363GB free, PID a006 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 73 74 74 74 73 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	30.1% Below average	Read 66.7 Write 72.8 Mixed 31 SusWrite 73.5 82% 61 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 66% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 30.1% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 34,385 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	62% Good	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 21.9 MC Mixed 18.5 59% 20.7 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 23.6 SC Mixed 20.9 59% 20.5 GB/s	Latency 54 74% 54 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 63%

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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 4,005 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	1,365x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,198x
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	145x
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 $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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