MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 80% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 70% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 89.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	86% 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	106% 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 26 '22 at 19:04
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	SVK-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (57^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 4.8 GHz, turbo 5.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Memory 96.9 1-Core 137 2-Core 243 91% 159 Pts	4-Core 443 8-Core 729 72% 586 Pts	64-Core 739 46% 739 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Gigabyte(1458 3FF1) CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.13 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	86% Excellent	Lighting 106 Reflection 96.8 Parallax 101 87% 102 fps	MRender 150 Gravity 85.4 Splatting 85.2 85% 107 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 281 215 156 155 144 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 445 Write 438 Mixed 378 SusWrite 203 82% 366 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 56.3 191% 68.1 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 124%
Kingston SKC600MS1024G 1TB 76 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 954GB free Firmware: S4500105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 416 436 443 435 440 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 451 Write 418 Mixed 373 SusWrite 405 93% 412 MB/s	4K Read 40.8 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 62 197% 69.3 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 357 DQ Mixed 274 230% 332 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 121%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$80 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 82GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 129 131 133 134 131 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	74.8% Very good	Read 129 Write 128 Mixed 86 SusWrite 131 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 88%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 116GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 56 57 57 57 57 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	33.2% Below average	Read 58.7 Write 54.3 Mixed 46.3 SusWrite 56.3 40% 53.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 169% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 69%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$80 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 491GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 100 101 100 100 100 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	66.9% Good	Read 133 Write 132 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 99.8 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 1,568 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	MC Read 31.8 MC Write 30.8 MC Mixed 23.8 82% 28.8 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 26.4 SC Mixed 28.7 75% 26.1 GB/s	Latency 50.7 79% 50.7 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 87%

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Typical Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 4,024 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	1,371x
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 $76Bench 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 $293	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16