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MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	112% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 15 years and 3 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20130818
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 04 '19 at 14:52
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$75 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Memory 88.5 1-Core 113 2-Core 224 80% 142 Pts	4-Core 391 8-Core 561 60% 476 Pts	64-Core 582 36% 582 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% MSI(1462 2825) 2GB CLim: 1215 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 441.8 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 32% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 480GB 44 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 165GB free Firmware: 1122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 365 159 173 179 178 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Read 456 Write 438 Mixed 354 SusWrite 246 84% 374 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 39.1 159% 63.6 MB/s	DQ Read 270 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 186 166% 249 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 94%
Samsung 860 2TB 348 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 430 418 431 439 436 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 407 Write 403 Mixed 329 SusWrite 429 88% 392 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 53.2 184% 71.5 MB/s	DQ Read 290 DQ Write 256 DQ Mixed 257 197% 268 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 119%
Sandisk S12 126GB 116 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 11GB free Firmware: 0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 429 Write 222 Mixed 91.5 54% 248 MB/s	4K Read 16.9 4K Write 14.9 4K Mixed 11.3 48% 14.4 MB/s	DQ Read 32 DQ Write 16.7 DQ Mixed 18.6 15% 22.4 MB/s
Poor: 27% Great: 51%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 871GB free Firmware: 1118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 104 104 102 107 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	55.7% Above average	Read 89.3 Write 44.3 Mixed 44.3 SusWrite 105 52% 70.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 189GB free Firmware: CC35 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 83 82 81 83 83 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	55.7% Above average	Read 112 Write 108 Mixed 67.8 SusWrite 82.4 68% 92.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 68%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 16GB 60,539 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 15GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.5 8.8 9.1 8.9 8.8 8.8 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	8.53% Terrible	Read 30.8 Write 6.5 Mixed 18.5 SusWrite 9 19% 16.2 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 1.1 65% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 8.53% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2400C11D3/4GX KHX1866C9D3/8GX KHX2400C11D3/4GX 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 2400, 1600, 2400 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	28.8% Poor	MC Read 9.3 MC Write 9.5 MC Mixed 8.3 26% 9.03 GB/s	SC Read 8.4 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 8.7 25% 8.63 GB/s	Latency 69 58% 69 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 28.8% Great: 44%

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Typical Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 4,208 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 56%

Gunboat

Desktop 77%

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Workstation 44%

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Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) - $242

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $100Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	1,429x
Core i7-4770KIntel $75Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,264x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	408x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	335x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	327x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	325x

SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $99Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	172x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	151x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	148x

RAM
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	87x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	80x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples	76x

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Value: 61% - Good

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $135
Intel Core i5-13600K $210	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $380	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $82
Intel Core i5-12400F $111	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $370