MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 81.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	54.9% 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	76.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 27 '21 at 03:56
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Memory 96.4 1-Core 119 2-Core 239 86% 151 Pts	4-Core 358 8-Core 634 60% 496 Pts	64-Core 627 39% 627 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Gigabyte(1458 22FC) CLim: 1340 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.12.1 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	54.9% Above average	Lighting 70.7 Reflection 62.9 Parallax 94.3 58% 76 fps	MRender 65.6 Gravity 75.4 Splatting 46.8 50% 62.6 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
ROG RAID R 120GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: 507A SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 150 129 144 137 133 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	76.4% Very good	Read 342 Write 211 Mixed 260 SusWrite 143 53% 239 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 75.2 4K Mixed 40.3 146% 50.4 MB/s	DQ Read 209 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 85.3 96% 163 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 81%
Adata SU635 240GB-$20 12,702 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 110GB free Firmware: 4c12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 359 360 355 362 360 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Read 324 Write 354 Mixed 323 SusWrite 357 77% 339 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 82.5 4K Mixed 37.1 135% 49.5 MB/s	DQ Read 154 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 160 124% 167 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 97%
ROG RAID R 120GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 90GB free Firmware: 507A SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 168 168 168 167 169 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Read 421 Write 226 Mixed 257 SusWrite 166 59% 268 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 77 4K Mixed 42.5 151% 52 MB/s	DQ Read 214 DQ Write 227 DQ Mixed 138 127% 193 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 81%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 583GB free Firmware: 0002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 103 106 103 106 105 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Read 99.7 Write 37.5 Mixed 66.8 SusWrite 105 57% 77.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.3 234% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 75%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 878GB free Firmware: 0002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 137 135 136 137 140 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	77.4% Very good	Read 133 Write 58.8 Mixed 75.8 SusWrite 137 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.3 239% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsZ DDR3 2133 C10 2x8GB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44.5% Average	MC Read 15.3 MC Write 14.5 MC Mixed 12.3 40% 14 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 15 43% 15.1 GB/s	Latency 52.7 76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 82%

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Typical Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 4,018 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	1,369x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,202x
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 $140Bench 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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Total price: $532

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16