MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 84.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	51.3% 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	80.8% 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	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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

22 months ago, 22 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20131202
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 19 '22 at 17:43
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^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, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Memory 92.5 1-Core 111 2-Core 220 81% 141 Pts	4-Core 415 8-Core 564 62% 489 Pts	64-Core 571 35% 571 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gainward(10B0 13C2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.3% Above average	Lighting 63 Reflection 73 Parallax 65.2 51% 67.1 fps	MRender 69.6 Gravity 64.2 Splatting 57 51% 63.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SK hynix SC210 mSATA 256GB 1,541 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 199GB free (System drive) Firmware: 20001L00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 301 302 306 307 307 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Read 418 Write 302 Mixed 280 SusWrite 282 72% 320 MB/s	4K Read 18.3 4K Write 96.4 4K Mixed 24.1 110% 46.3 MB/s	DQ Read 342 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 218 190% 282 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 81%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 03.01A03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 180 183 185 185 184 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 169 Mixed 92.1 SusWrite 176 115% 157 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 239% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBSR KHX1600C9D3/4GX 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBSR 16GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	MC Read 22.3 MC Write 21.5 MC Mixed 17.2 58% 20.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 19.8 56% 19.7 GB/s	Latency 63.1 63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 61%

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

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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 $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