MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 94% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 74% Battleship


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 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	101% 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.
Boot Drive	83.9% 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 (16%). 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 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 27 '21 at 18:07
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	16%

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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 i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 128 2-Core 242 88% 155 Pts	4-Core 519 8-Core 522 70% 520 Pts	64-Core 519 32% 519 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% Sapphire(1DA2 E411) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.6.1 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 143 Parallax 214 105% 162 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 134 Splatting 95.9 93% 115 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 330 Series 240GB 1,960 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 118GB free (System drive) Firmware: 300i SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 144 143 149 137 128 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Read 376 Write 212 Mixed 239 SusWrite 142 54% 242 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 42 167% 63.4 MB/s	DQ Read 227 DQ Write 189 DQ Mixed 228 166% 215 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 91%
Samsung 840 Series 500GB 7,390 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 133GB free Firmware: DXT08B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 341 339 339 344 336 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Read 405 Write 326 Mixed 190 SusWrite 340 71% 315 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 96.1 4K Mixed 31.6 137% 52.6 MB/s	DQ Read 335 DQ Write 187 DQ Mixed 63.7 100% 195 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 89%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DHX DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB 92 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	73.8% Very good	MC Read 26.4 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 23.4 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 24.4 SC Mixed 22.9 64% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 56.2 71% 56.2 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 72%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	144	27"	1280 720	ACI27A7 ASUS MG279

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Typical Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 4,010 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	1,367x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,199x
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: 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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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