MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	39.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	87% 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	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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20130517
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 27 '20 at 20:51
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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 3.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Memory 93.2 1-Core 113 2-Core 227 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 384 8-Core 583 60% 483 Pts	64-Core 602 37% 602 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% Nvidia(10DE 1033) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 378.49 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	39.4% Below average	Lighting 47.6 Reflection 42.8 Parallax 56.5 39% 49 fps	MRender 58 Gravity 54.2 Splatting 40.8 41% 51 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 39.4% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba HG5d Q Series 128GB 2,624 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 65GB free (System drive) Firmware: HTRAN101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 405 421 389 202 325 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	87% Excellent	Read 462 Write 320 Mixed 412 SusWrite 358 87% 388 MB/s	4K Read 20.8 4K Write 55.3 4K Mixed 34.2 105% 36.8 MB/s	DQ Read 318 DQ Write 295 DQ Mixed 313 233% 309 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 102%
Seagate ST940818SM 40GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 37GB free Firmware: 3.AAB SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 41 42 42 41 42 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	23.5% Poor	Read 40 Write 41.5 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 41.5 28% 37.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.4 93% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 23.5% Great: 23%
Hitachi HTS725025A9A364 250GB-$79 2,695 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 233GB free Firmware: PC2OC72E SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 86 89 93 94 97 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	55.7% Above average	Read 104 Write 94 Mixed 55.8 SusWrite 90 63% 85.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 59%
Hitachi HTS543280L9SA00 80GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 74GB free Firmware: FB1OC40C SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 52 52 52 53 53 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	30% Poor	Read 51.8 Write 52.3 Mixed 25 SusWrite 52.4 33% 45.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 119% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 30% Great: 31%
Hitachi HTS543216L9A300 160GB-$99 3,154 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 149GB free Firmware: FB2OC40C SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 24 24 24 24 24 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	9.38% Terrible	Read 8.8 Write 23 Mixed 13.3 SusWrite 24 13% 17.3 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 9.38% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 23,732 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	59% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 21.6 MC Mixed 18.1 57% 20.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 19.4 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 61.7 65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 61%

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Typical Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 4,028 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	1,373x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,204x
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 $140Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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