MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 42% Speed boat


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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.8% 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	145% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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	8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 04 '19 at 09:26
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	DNK-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 i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Memory 95.5 1-Core 112 2-Core 189 79% 132 Pts	4-Core 362 8-Core 532 56% 447 Pts	64-Core 571 35% 571 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 56,417 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Zotac(19DA 3451) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 440.52 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56.8% Above average	Lighting 70.7 Reflection 71.2 Parallax 66 58% 69.3 fps	MRender 69.2 Gravity 65.1 Splatting 68 55% 67.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 292GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 699 100 240 108 102 100 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	145% Outstanding	Read 1,229 Write 1,403 Mixed 1,013 SusWrite 225 217% 967 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 89.7 4K Mixed 56.1 182% 62.5 MB/s	DQ Read 635 DQ Write 478 DQ Mixed 272 281% 462 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 145% Great: 255%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 89GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 382 116 90 70 71 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Read 485 Write 462 Mixed 412 SusWrite 191 87% 388 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 69.1 4K Mixed 44.8 146% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 246 217% 324 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 126%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 949GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 90 90 90 90 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	Read 108 Write 106 Mixed 83.4 SusWrite 89.5 72% 96.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 148% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 67%
ST1000LM 014-1EJ164 1TB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 925GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 104 105 105 105 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	56.6% Above average	Read 114 Write 110 Mixed 71.3 SusWrite 104 134% 99.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 5.6 4K Mixed 1.2 233% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 57%
Generic Flash Disk 16GB 18,883 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 13GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.2 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.4 6.8 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	3.51% Terrible	Read 13.5 Write 3.5 Mixed 5.2 SusWrite 7 9% 7.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 0% 0.03 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.51% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1868 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	67% Good	MC Read 23.9 MC Write 24.7 MC Mixed 21 66% 23.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 20.8 SC Mixed 20.8 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 55.6 72% 55.6 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 72%

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Typical Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 4,014 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	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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16