MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 83% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 71% Battleship


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 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 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	91% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	105% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 27 '21 at 19:38
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	0%

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 i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 128 2-Core 257 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 462 8-Core 699 72% 581 Pts	64-Core 698 43% 698 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% MSI(1462 3233) CLim: 1631 MHz, MLim: 1927 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Lighting 114 Reflection 128 Parallax 113 93% 119 fps	MRender 110 Gravity 110 Splatting 102 87% 107 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 574GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 355 402 420 425 427 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 472 Mixed 414 SusWrite 371 99% 439 MB/s	4K Read 49.3 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 67.9 228% 80.6 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 EVO mSATA 500GB 1,650 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 95GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT44B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 296 303 295 287 289 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 336 Mixed 315 SusWrite 275 80% 360 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 41.7 172% 66.9 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 243 211% 313 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 123%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 60GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 348 264 224 215 210 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 483 Mixed 399 SusWrite 243 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 65.9 218% 77.8 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 363 273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 134%
Seagate ST3320820AS 320GB-$55 14,577 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 71GB free Firmware: 3.AAC SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 57 57 57 57 57 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	32.6% Below average	Read 56.5 Write 42.1 Mixed 37.4 SusWrite 56.7 36% 48.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 32.6% Great: 44%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 272GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 128 128 128 127 125 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	70.2% Very good	Read 120 Write 123 Mixed 77.3 SusWrite 124 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 203% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 109%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 128GB 965 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 59GB free, PID 0749 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 23 38 33 30 34 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	23.7% Poor	Read 91.5 Write 20.4 Mixed 36.4 SusWrite 29.9 50% 44.5 MB/s	4K Read 10.1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.9 85% 3.83 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 23.7% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 0420 F3-1600C9-8GAR 0420 F3-1600C9-8GAR 32GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	62.9% Good	MC Read 22.5 MC Write 21.7 MC Mixed 19.3 60% 21.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 21 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 57.8 69% 57.8 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 63%

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Typical Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 4,021 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	1,370x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,203x
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	310x

SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	165x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	147x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16