MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	8.59% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	111% 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.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130517
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Nov 20 '20 at 20:13
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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 (86^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	Memory 87.6 1-Core 112 2-Core 224 80% 141 Pts	4-Core 385 8-Core 595 60% 490 Pts	64-Core 539 33% 539 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9800 GTX 3,983 User benchmarks, average bench 8% BFG(19F1 0A76) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 341.74 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	8.59% Terrible	Lighting 11.8 Reflection 10.9 Parallax 4.06 10% 8.92 fps	MRender 9.05 Gravity 8.63 Splatting 6.96 7% 8.21 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 8.59% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 318GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 438 438 426 424 431 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 446 Write 429 Mixed 375 SusWrite 436 95% 421 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 47.5 163% 61 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 360 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 134%
Samsung HM100UI 1TB-$47 906 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 534GB free Firmware: 2AM10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 79 80 80 80 80 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	45.5% Average	Read 82.8 Write 18 Mixed 31 SusWrite 75.9 38% 51.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.4 72% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 53%
WD WD740GD-00FLA2 74GB 1,363 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 59GB free Firmware: 33.08F33 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 67 67 68 68 67 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	38.7% Below average	Read 67 Write 69 Mixed 40.8 SusWrite 67.6 45% 61.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.4 92% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 39%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 184 183 183 184 182 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 152 Mixed 86.8 SusWrite 177 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 114%
PNY USB 3.0 FD 126GB 488 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 91GB free, PID 00b2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 90 96 94 95 100 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	47.2% Average	Read 130 Write 51 Mixed 25.1 SusWrite 93.2 90% 74.9 MB/s	4K Read 7.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 2.3 175% 4.03 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 50%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 3,104 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	52.4% Above average	MC Read 18.2 MC Write 18.8 MC Mixed 15.7 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 18.2 51% 17.8 GB/s	Latency 69.9 57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 70%

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Typical Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 4,009 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	1,366x
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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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