MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 87%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	140% 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	121% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	28.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 17 '22 at 14:28
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$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 (96^th percentile)	87% Excellent	Memory 93.2 1-Core 130 2-Core 263 90% 162 Pts	4-Core 435 8-Core 712 70% 573 Pts	64-Core 709 44% 709 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 87%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% MSI(1462 3233) CLim: 1606 MHz, MLim: 1977 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Lighting 113 Reflection 130 Parallax 115 92% 119 fps	MRender 111 Gravity 111 Splatting 102 88% 108 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 87%
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2952 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	140% Outstanding	Lighting 196 Reflection 208 Parallax 224 160% 209 fps	MRender 149 Gravity 204 Splatting 138 132% 164 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 140% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 155GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 290 288 288 287 290 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 463 Mixed 414 SusWrite 289 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 49.2 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 67.7 227% 80.3 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 EVO mSATA 500GB 1,650 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 311GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT44B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 287 286 286 286 288 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 467 Mixed 452 SusWrite 287 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 62 213% 76.9 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 361 273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 123%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$255 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 461GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 290 287 288 287 290 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 480 Mixed 452 SusWrite 289 97% 433 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 64.4 217% 78.1 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 192 194 194 194 194 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 198 Write 151 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 191 115% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 193 194 193 195 194 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 142 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 191 107% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%

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 above expectations (83^rd percentile)	63.1% Good	MC Read 22.3 MC Write 22.3 MC Mixed 19.5 61% 21.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 21.3 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 61.6 65% 61.6 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 63%

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Gaming 56%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 44%

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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 $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	147x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 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 $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