MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 45% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 88.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	59% 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	117% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Jul 04 '20 at 08:10
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (54^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-$127 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Memory 96.3 1-Core 117 2-Core 234 85% 149 Pts	4-Core 467 8-Core 453 62% 460 Pts	64-Core 456 28% 456 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E366) CLim: 1411 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.5.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	59% Above average	Lighting 74.8 Reflection 73.9 Parallax 93.4 61% 80.7 fps	MRender 73.2 Gravity 74.1 Splatting 58.7 55% 68.6 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 244GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 354 285 286 285 286 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 488 Mixed 456 SusWrite 324 100% 446 MB/s	4K Read 42.4 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 58 195% 68.9 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 176 184 184 182 184 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4GB free Firmware: CC43 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 129 Write 67 Mixed 75.4 68% 90.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 14GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 154 169 142 123 136 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 172 Mixed 85.9 SusWrite 148 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 173% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 17GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 64 66 67 71 71 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	46.6% Average	Read 93.9 Write 57.4 Mixed 67.1 SusWrite 68.6 53% 71.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 95% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 109GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 104 106 104 106 106 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	Read 78 Write 82.6 Mixed 55.4 SusWrite 104 59% 80.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 105%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 4GB 147 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 1GB free, PID 0749, Cheap pci-E express card from chinatown :-) Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.6 1.1 1.2 2.6 3 3.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	3.46% Terrible	Read 9 Write 3.7 Mixed 4.5 SusWrite 2.1 6% 4.83 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 37% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.46% Great: 12%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C9 4x4GB 1,884 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	82% Excellent	MC Read 29.7 MC Write 30.6 MC Mixed 27 83% 29.1 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 21.8 SC Mixed 25.2 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 53 76% 53 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 82%

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Typical Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 4,010 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 $127Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	1,367x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,199x
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	146x
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: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $597

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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