MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 76.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	35.3% 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	86.5% 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.

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System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	5.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 25 '19 at 22:22
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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 (90^th percentile)	76.6% Very good	Memory 90 1-Core 104 2-Core 200 76% 132 Pts	4-Core 365 8-Core 373 49% 369 Pts	64-Core 385 24% 385 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% MSI(1462 2827) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 419.17 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	35.3% Below average	Lighting 41.8 Reflection 39.7 Parallax 52.3 34% 44.6 fps	MRender 55.1 Gravity 50 Splatting 36.7 38% 47.3 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 263 193 157 135 127 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Read 381 Write 338 Mixed 242 SusWrite 190 64% 288 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 39.3 146% 56 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 128 152% 265 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 110%
Crucial C300-MTFDDAC064MAG 64GB 45 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 42GB free Firmware: 0007 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 72 65 72 72 72 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	47.2% Average	Read 287 Write 68.5 Mixed 107 SusWrite 70.7 29% 133 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 54.1 4K Mixed 12.6 87% 31.6 MB/s	DQ Read 211 DQ Write 71.8 DQ Mixed 76.9 74% 120 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 50%
Samsung HD502IJ 500GB-$40 25,285 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 271GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 104 104 106 106 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Read 102 Write 112 Mixed 60 SusWrite 105 70% 94.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 169% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 59%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 851GB free Firmware: 1AA01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 85 85 83 83 84 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	49.8% Average	Read 89.5 Write 96.5 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 83.6 61% 82.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 180% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 47,852 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	31% Below average	MC Read 10.5 MC Write 10.4 MC Mixed 8.4 28% 9.77 GB/s	SC Read 9.5 SC Write 10.4 SC Mixed 8.9 27% 9.6 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 31% Great: 62%

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

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Typical Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 4,000 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	1,364x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,196x
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	145x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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