MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Yacht	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	72.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	59.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (69%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 27 '20 at 03:00
Run Duration	214 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	69%

PC Performing as expected (48^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 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	71.2% Very good	Memory 95.3 1-Core 111 2-Core 168 76% 125 Pts	4-Core 256 8-Core 397 40% 326 Pts	64-Core 365 23% 365 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Nvidia(10DE 1151) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	72.1% Very good	Lighting 93.4 Reflection 96.2 Parallax 95.1 76% 94.9 fps	MRender 83.5 Gravity 85.4 Splatting 69.9 64% 79.6 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 89GB free (System drive) Firmware: 6B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 156 103 57 50 113 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	59.4% Above average	Read 372 Write 78.8 Mixed 111 SusWrite 101 36% 166 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 48.2 4K Mixed 22.8 96% 32.6 MB/s	DQ Read 336 DQ Write 93.1 DQ Mixed 38.1 74% 156 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 85%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 258GB free Firmware: 1B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 223 396 411 421 407 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 469 Write 441 Mixed 384 SusWrite 362 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 68.2 4K Mixed 50.8 167% 54.1 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 356 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 134%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 161 164 162 163 165 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Read 153 Write 111 Mixed 81.2 SusWrite 161 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 1.3 271% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 94%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 1TB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 129 130 131 131 131 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	65% Good	Read 96.3 Write 107 Mixed 72 SusWrite 129 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 5.6 4K Mixed 1.4 284% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 94%
Seagate ST2000LM003 HN-M201RAD 2TB 50,772 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 996GB free Firmware: 0006 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 118 118 120 119 119 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	64.2% Good	Read 105 Write 86.7 Mixed 66 SusWrite 118 69% 93.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 1.1 234% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 70%
Asmedia ASM1053E 1.5TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 400GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 70 70 71 69 70 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	38.8% Below average	Read 65.5 Write 59.8 Mixed 61.7 SusWrite 69.4 48% 64.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 118% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 38.8% Great: 57%
ASMT 2115 2TB 1,348 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 620GB free, PID 1153 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 71 71 71 70 70 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	46.1% Average	Read 124 Write 95.5 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 70.3 113% 88.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 1.2 183% 2 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB 18,444 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	63.8% Good	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 21.1 63% 22.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 20.6 SC Mixed 19.6 52% 18.3 GB/s	Latency 56.1 71% 56.1 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 71%

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Typical Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 4,013 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 56%

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Desktop 77%

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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

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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