MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	55.4% 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	95.8% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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	22.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	11.5 Days
Run Date	Feb 21 '20 at 22:45
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Memory 95.2 1-Core 119 2-Core 237 86% 150 Pts	4-Core 462 8-Core 431 60% 447 Pts	64-Core 466 29% 466 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3413) CLim: 1303 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.1.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	55.4% Above average	Lighting 70.4 Reflection 67.8 Parallax 88.2 57% 75.5 fps	MRender 66.4 Gravity 69.9 Splatting 55.5 52% 63.9 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mz7ge960hmhp-000m3 00FN333 00FN336IBM 960GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 315GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CA31 SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 382 157 101 46 117 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 386 Mixed 247 SusWrite 197 74% 330 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 43.5 161% 59.7 MB/s	DQ Read 346 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 243 206% 301 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 106%
Liteonit LCT-256M3S-41 7mm 256GB FDE 294 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 13GB free Firmware: SRDB Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 467 Write 353 Mixed 279 81% 366 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 87.2 4K Mixed 38.8 145% 52.9 MB/s	DQ Read 286 DQ Write 270 DQ Mixed 172 158% 243 MB/s
Poor: 54% Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 600GB free Firmware: CC9D SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 145 148 152 149 148 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Read 136 Write 113 Mixed 83 SusWrite 148 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 114%
Hitachi HUA723030ALA640 3TB-$37 11,382 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 232GB free Firmware: MKAOAA50 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 81 81 81 82 81 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	50.8% Above average	Read 95.2 Write 96.2 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 81.5 61% 82.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 192% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 87%
Seagate Desktop 8TB 4,842 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 5TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 164 173 168 161 173 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Read 132 Write 99.8 Mixed 78.2 SusWrite 165 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.7 244% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 93%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL10-8GBXL 0420 F3-14900CL10-8GBXL 0420 F3-12800CL10-8GBXL 0420 F3-14900CL10-8GBXL 32GB 30 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1600, 1867, 1600, 1867 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	75.8% Very good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 30 MC Mixed 22.2 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 22 SC Mixed 25.4 64% 22.2 GB/s	Latency 56.5 71% 56.5 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 76%

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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 $289	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 $550	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