MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 70% Battle cruiser	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 60% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 78.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	87.9% 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	107% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). 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	27.1 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	Aug 31 '21 at 19:29
Run Duration	198 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	Memory 76.3 1-Core 132 2-Core 247 83% 152 Pts	4-Core 432 8-Core 635 66% 533 Pts	64-Core 627 39% 627 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 78.2% 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: 1586 MHz, MLim: 1992 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Lighting 111 Reflection 122 Parallax 108 90% 114 fps	MRender 106 Gravity 104 Splatting 96.4 83% 102 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 294GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 467 Write 441 Mixed 396 97% 435 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 57.8 197% 69.5 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 EVO mSATA 500GB 1,650 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT44B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 212 200 190 179 173 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 449 Mixed 438 SusWrite 206 88% 394 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 56.7 189% 67.5 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 123%
Seagate ST3320820AS 320GB-$55 14,577 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 47GB free Firmware: 3.AAC SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 76 77 77 78 77 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	38.1% Below average	Read 55.6 Write 23.8 Mixed 37.8 SusWrite 76.8 36% 48.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 44%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 95GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 150 151 150 150 151 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Read 161 Write 130 Mixed 70.3 SusWrite 150 93% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 205% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 109%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 128GB 763 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 63GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 26 32 31 32 30 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	22.2% Poor	Read 89.5 Write 25.4 Mixed 38.4 SusWrite 28 52% 45.3 MB/s	4K Read 6.9 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.8 70% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 22.2% Great: 22%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 128GB 965 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 14GB free, PID 0749 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 58 59 59 59 60 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	36.7% Below average	Read 91.4 Write 49.9 Mixed 58.9 SusWrite 58.2 82% 64.6 MB/s	4K Read 8 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 4 264% 4.97 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 36.7% 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 below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	53.6% Above average	MC Read 18.6 MC Write 19.6 MC Mixed 17.2 53% 18.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 20.3 SC Mixed 18.2 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 87.8 46% 87.8 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 63%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	8	6	60	52"	1280 701	GSM0001 LG TV

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Typical Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 4,011 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	1,200x
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 $269	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 $178	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