MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	57.6% 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	86.8% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit renk
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130922
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 13 '19 at 21:00
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	77.7% Very good	Memory 88.6 1-Core 105 2-Core 212 77% 135 Pts	4-Core 383 8-Core 405 52% 394 Pts	64-Core 418 26% 418 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549 37,353 User benchmarks, average bench 51% Sapphire(174B E285) Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 25.20.15017.1010 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	Lighting 71.2 Reflection 61.7 Parallax 95.6 58% 76.1 fps	MRender 61.7 Gravity 64.4 Splatting 77.8 57% 68 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 55%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme II 120GB-$130 2,462 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 64GB free (System drive) Firmware: R1311 SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 307 291 319 321 324 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Read 422 Write 320 Mixed 178 SusWrite 312 69% 308 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 38.6 154% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 35.1 DQ Write 136 DQ Mixed 41.7 45% 71 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 924GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 149 148 150 158 157 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Read 147 Write 117 Mixed 53.2 SusWrite 151 85% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.4 94% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 113%
Seagate BUP Slim 320GB 58 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 2GB free Firmware: 0304 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 117 Write 111 Mixed 62.3 72% 96.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 13% Great: 49%
Mass Storage Device 100GB 40 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 74GB free, PID 6116 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.1 6.2 6.9 6.2 13 6.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	3.03% Terrible	Read 5.2 Write 6 Mixed 5.3 SusWrite 7.6 8% 6.03 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.1 10% 0.1 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.03% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 6,123 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.8% Above average	MC Read 18.1 MC Write 18.8 MC Mixed 16.6 51% 17.8 GB/s	SC Read 12.9 SC Write 17.3 SC Mixed 15.3 43% 15.2 GB/s	Latency 69 58% 69 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 61%

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Gaming 56%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 44%

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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	147x
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 $177	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