MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Jet ski	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	45.9% 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	100% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). 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	24 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, , 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, , 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 27 '22 at 13:25
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	70.3% Very good	Memory 80.2 1-Core 102 2-Core 188 71% 123 Pts	4-Core 326 8-Core 482 50% 404 Pts	64-Core 432 27% 432 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% AMD(1002 0B00) ≥ 4GB CLim: 947 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 22.6.1 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.9% Average	Lighting 59.4 Reflection 68.1 Parallax 78.6 48% 68.7 fps	MRender 58.6 Gravity 54.6 Splatting 41.1 41% 51.4 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 500GB-$64 60,851 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 402GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 333 327 340 337 329 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 450 Write 347 Mixed 286 SusWrite 334 79% 354 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 93.5 4K Mixed 41.6 149% 55.2 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 259 222% 326 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 130%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$32 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 117GB free Firmware: Z22000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 310 305 317 324 316 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	73.8% Very good	Read 414 Write 327 Mixed 222 SusWrite 311 71% 319 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 85.1 4K Mixed 13.6 97% 40.6 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 295 DQ Mixed 83.6 105% 182 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 86%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 4TB 10,285 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 140 141 145 142 141 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Read 145 Write 134 Mixed 74.8 SusWrite 142 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 110%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB-$30 27,212 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 744GB free Firmware: ST6OA31B SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 104 104 104 105 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	Read 93 Write 100 Mixed 47 SusWrite 104 63% 85.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 61%
TOSHIBA USB 3.5"-HDD 256GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 238GB free, PID 0b09 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	2.59% Terrible	Read 0.7 Write 0.7 Mixed 0.7 SusWrite 0.8 1% 0.72 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.7 50% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.59% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMV8GX3M1A1600C11 0215 CMV8GX3M1A1600C11 Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8GX Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8GX 32GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	48.3% Average	MC Read 16.7 MC Write 17.8 MC Mixed 14.8 47% 16.4 GB/s	SC Read 13 SC Write 18 SC Mixed 16.1 45% 15.7 GB/s	Latency 80.2 50% 80.2 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 50%

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Typical Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 4,065 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	1,384x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,218x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	394x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	324x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	317x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	312x

SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $72Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	166x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	148x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $137Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	147x

RAM
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	86x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	77x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples	74x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $149
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $245	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $359