MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 83.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	35.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	90.6% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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	2.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140220
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Nov 01 '20 at 12:13
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (80^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-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Memory 96.8 1-Core 86.2 2-Core 226 77% 136 Pts	4-Core 377 8-Core 620 61% 499 Pts	64-Core 622 38% 622 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Sapphire(174B 3000) 3GB CLim: 950 MHz, MLim: 1425 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 20.9.1 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	35.9% Below average	Lighting 46.7 Reflection 30.8 Parallax 58.6 38% 45.4 fps	MRender 29.6 Gravity 47.5 Splatting 38 32% 38.4 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 125GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 241 253 210 202 234 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 267 Mixed 209 SusWrite 230 66% 299 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 88.4 4K Mixed 33.4 143% 52.3 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 263 DQ Mixed 80.4 123% 235 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 118%
Adata S511 120GB 604 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 59GB free Firmware: 3.3.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 130 137 134 134 128 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Read 394 Write 129 Mixed 199 SusWrite 130 47% 213 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 41.9 161% 60 MB/s	DQ Read 190 DQ Write 152 DQ Mixed 159 122% 167 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 81%
Crucial BX500 480GB-$38 83,298 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 328GB free Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 431 431 437 438 438 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 458 Mixed 426 SusWrite 435 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 31.7 146% 57.1 MB/s	DQ Read 229 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 49 102% 203 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 92%
TrekStor DS maxi g.u 1TB 64 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 18GB free, PID b159 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 31 32 32 32 32 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	18% Very poor	Read 27.2 Write 31.5 Mixed 23.6 SusWrite 31.6 39% 28.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 107% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 18% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GB 3,923 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1400 MHz clocked @ 2200 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	72.3% Very good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 26.7 MC Mixed 21.5 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 20.7 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 51.3 78% 51.3 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 66%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 56%

Gunboat

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 44%

Speed boat

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	1,196x
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 $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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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