MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	47.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	94.9% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130818
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Dec 30 '20 at 02:02
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4771-$129 11,180 User benchmarks, average bench 73% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Memory 91.7 1-Core 108 2-Core 220 80% 140 Pts	4-Core 431 8-Core 584 64% 508 Pts	64-Core 577 36% 577 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Asus(1043 04FB) CLim: 1310 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.11.3 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.2% Average	Lighting 58.1 Reflection 62 Parallax 84.9 47% 68.3 fps	MRender 64.7 Gravity 66.7 Splatting 45.9 47% 59.1 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Apple SM256E 251GB 850 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM02A0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 205 195 184 173 167 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 416 Mixed 307 SusWrite 195 79% 356 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 97.3 4K Mixed 43.4 160% 58.5 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 235 DQ Mixed 144 151% 253 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 97%
Seagate ST3000DM003-1F216N 3TB 4,050 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 156 157 149 158 157 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 130 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 154 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 99%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 3TB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 168 165 159 167 171 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Read 155 Write 133 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 165 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 437GB free Firmware: CC35 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 130 131 129 131 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	73.5% Very good	Read 126 Write 127 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 130 82% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.1 193% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 70%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2009)-$80 42,987 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 2GB free Firmware: 13.01A13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.6 9.2 9.5 9.2 9.3 9.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	4.81% Terrible	Read 7.5 Write 9.5 Mixed 8.3 SusWrite 9.3 6% 8.65 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0 2% 0.03 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 4.81% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 1302 1600 CL10 Series 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 1302 1600 CL10 Series 32GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	MC Read 21.3 MC Write 21.5 MC Mixed 18 58% 20.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 20.5 SC Mixed 21 54% 18.9 GB/s	Latency 64.6 62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 62%

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Typical Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 4,002 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	1,364x
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 $129Bench 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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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