MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	139% 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.
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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 02 '23 at 16:25
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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 (89^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Memory 92.4 1-Core 131 2-Core 243 88% 155 Pts	4-Core 422 8-Core 632 66% 527 Pts	64-Core 662 41% 662 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 3052 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 527.56 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	Lighting 195 Reflection 205 Parallax 201 159% 200 fps	MRender 145 Gravity 199 Splatting 136 129% 160 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 397GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 486 Write 449 Mixed 416 100% 450 MB/s	4K Read 44.1 4K Write 96.3 4K Mixed 58.8 193% 66.4 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 361 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 EVO mSATA 500GB 1,650 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 302GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT44B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 510 Write 483 Mixed 463 108% 485 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 93.9 4K Mixed 54.3 179% 62.5 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 361 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 123%
Samsung 870 EVO 4TB-$325 9,454 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 2.5TB free Firmware: SVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 282 338 377 379 384 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 484 Mixed 453 SusWrite 328 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 43.7 4K Write 94.8 4K Mixed 60.9 194% 66.5 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 137%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 813GB free Firmware: CC26 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 161 Write 144 Mixed 86.6 97% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 933GB free Firmware: CC26 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 159 Write 114 Mixed 80.8 88% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% 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 below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	58.1% Above average	MC Read 19 MC Write 21.7 MC Mixed 18 56% 19.6 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 20 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 63.4 63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 63%

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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 $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