MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 81% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 70% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	89.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	124% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	26 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jan 20 '22 at 22:19
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Memory 94.8 1-Core 137 2-Core 254 91% 162 Pts	4-Core 455 8-Core 710 72% 583 Pts	64-Core 722 45% 722 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% MSI(1462 3233) CLim: 1613 MHz, MLim: 2003 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 497.29 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Lighting 111 Reflection 129 Parallax 114 90% 118 fps	MRender 111 Gravity 110 Splatting 99.5 87% 107 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 275GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 393 259 144 115 149 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 247 Mixed 390 SusWrite 210 75% 336 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 53.2 183% 69 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 356 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 EVO mSATA 500GB 1,650 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 131GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT44B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 391 422 457 458 346 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 479 Mixed 453 SusWrite 380 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 63.2 205% 75.5 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 363 274% 366 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 123%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 275GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 118 118 119 119 118 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Read 156 Write 148 Mixed 103 SusWrite 117 97% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 235% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 218GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 141 140 142 142 140 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	76.1% Very good	Read 127 Write 128 Mixed 74.3 SusWrite 138 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 204% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 109%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2009)-$80 42,987 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 34GB free Firmware: 11.01A11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 39 40 40 39 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	28.5% Poor	Read 59.5 Write 58 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 39.4 36% 49.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 28.5% Great: 41%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 128GB 763 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 94GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 60 60 61 60 59 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	36.5% Below average	Read 92.1 Write 58.9 Mixed 64.8 SusWrite 57.7 88% 68.4 MB/s	4K Read 8.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 4.1 266% 5.07 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 22%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 128GB 965 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 33GB free, PID 0749 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 34 35 33 32 29 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	23.3% Poor	Read 86.4 Write 25.2 Mixed 38.8 SusWrite 31.4 53% 45.5 MB/s	4K Read 10 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.9 85% 3.8 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 23.3% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-1600C9-8GAR 0420 F3-1600C9-8GAR 0215 CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 32GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	61.9% Good	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 21.9 MC Mixed 18.6 59% 20.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 23.4 SC Mixed 21.1 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 57.6 70% 57.6 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 63%

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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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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) $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