MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 90% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 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 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	128% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 04 '18 at 09:38
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (91^st 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 130 2-Core 260 91% 162 Pts	4-Core 503 8-Core 515 68% 509 Pts	64-Core 515 32% 515 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6393) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 411.70 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	128% Outstanding	Lighting 178 Reflection 199 Parallax 177 145% 184 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 178 Splatting 122 114% 141 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 143GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 7,226 Write 5,684 Mixed 6,093 1,409% 6,334 MB/s	4K Read 750 4K Write 369 4K Mixed 451 1,909% 523 MB/s	DQ Read 2,197 DQ Write 1,542 DQ Mixed 1,829 1,377% 1,856 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Crucial MX300 750GB-$160 24,471 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 106GB free Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 476 439 447 382 325 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 405 Write 430 Mixed 378 SusWrite 424 92% 409 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 43 159% 62 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 287 DQ Mixed 343 251% 329 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 188 193 190 191 189 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 150 Mixed 83.1 SusWrite 190 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 199 202 200 203 203 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 159 Mixed 85.8 SusWrite 201 116% 159 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CML16GX3M4A1600C9 0215 CML16GX3M4A1600C9 0215 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	64.1% Good	MC Read 22.1 MC Write 22.8 MC Mixed 20.3 62% 21.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 20.9 59% 20.8 GB/s	Latency 57.1 70% 57.1 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 64%

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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 $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	1,364x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,198x
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 $129Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	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