MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	52.7% 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	83.2% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Dec 04 '20 at 10:50
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^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 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	76% Very good	Memory 87.3 1-Core 100 2-Core 201 74% 129 Pts	4-Core 373 8-Core 383 50% 378 Pts	64-Core 378 23% 378 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	52.7% Above average	Lighting 65.8 Reflection 71.7 Parallax 64 54% 67.2 fps	MRender 67.2 Gravity 65.7 Splatting 56.1 51% 63 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend TS128GMSA370 128GB 512 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: O1225G SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 195 196 196 196 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Read 442 Write 194 Mixed 234 SusWrite 190 59% 265 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 91.5 4K Mixed 43.2 146% 54.1 MB/s	DQ Read 182 DQ Write 195 DQ Mixed 144 121% 174 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 78%
WD WD3200AVJS-63WDA0 320GB 7,100 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 258GB free Firmware: 01.03E01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 89 89 89 89 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	49% Average	Read 82.9 Write 83.6 Mixed 57.5 SusWrite 87.6 57% 77.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 59%
Excelstor Technology J8160S 165GB 1,235 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 5GB free Firmware: P22OA70A SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 62 63 62 64 64 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	37.7% Below average	Read 68.2 Write 56.2 Mixed 38.7 SusWrite 62.9 42% 56.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 39%
Seagate ST3200820AS 200GB 1,565 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 123GB free Firmware: 3.AAE SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 72 72 72 73 73 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	41% Average	Read 70.7 Write 40.8 Mixed 40.2 SusWrite 72 41% 55.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 41%
Seagate ST3250410AS 250GB-$95 20,246 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 85GB free Firmware: 4.AAA SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 88 89 91 90 91 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	51.9% Above average	Read 92.2 Write 72.8 Mixed 49.9 SusWrite 88.5 56% 75.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 54%
WD WD2500JS-75NCB3 1TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 316GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 176 174 176 176 177 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 178 Write 144 Mixed 93.2 SusWrite 173 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 203% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 31% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 28,461 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	MC Read 21.3 MC Write 22.7 MC Mixed 18 59% 20.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 18.5 SC Mixed 19.7 52% 18.3 GB/s	Latency 70.2 57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 76%

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Gaming 56%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 44%

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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	1,200x
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	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 $179	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