MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	51.2% 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)
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	8.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130517
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 30 '20 at 20:20
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Memory 94.5 1-Core 120 2-Core 240 86% 151 Pts	4-Core 406 8-Core 648 65% 527 Pts	64-Core 616 38% 616 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.2% Above average	Lighting 63.4 Reflection 68.8 Parallax 67.1 52% 66.4 fps	MRender 71.8 Gravity 60.7 Splatting 54.7 50% 62.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 9GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 496 Write 485 Mixed 317 96% 433 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 85.7 4K Mixed 48.8 172% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 179 184% 301 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 784GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 63 63 63 61 63 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	55.4% Above average	Read 130 Write 117 Mixed 82.3 SusWrite 62.2 72% 98 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 158% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 83%
Seagate ST1500DM003-9YN16G 1.5TB 5,186 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 71GB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 111 110 111 109 110 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	68% Good	Read 126 Write 116 Mixed 69.8 SusWrite 110 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 103%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 587GB free Firmware: CC9D SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 120 115 114 127 123 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Read 148 Write 110 Mixed 82 SusWrite 121 85% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown AG34G2130U1 4x4GB 98 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	80.2% Excellent	MC Read 29.2 MC Write 30.8 MC Mixed 25.5 81% 28.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 22.7 SC Mixed 25.8 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 58.5 68% 58.5 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 80%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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