MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	37.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	111% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140220
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 30 '19 at 12:56
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$127 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Memory 95 1-Core 121 2-Core 244 87% 154 Pts	4-Core 473 8-Core 492 64% 482 Pts	64-Core 477 30% 477 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% Gigabyte(1458 3603) 2GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 430.39 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	37.7% Below average	Lighting 45.2 Reflection 41.8 Parallax 54.6 37% 47.2 fps	MRender 56.3 Gravity 53 Splatting 39 39% 49.4 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 91GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 305 315 310 305 293 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 433 Mixed 322 SusWrite 309 88% 394 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 50 180% 67 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 349 264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 124%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 32GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 144 143 127 102 87 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 468 Mixed 395 SusWrite 159 85% 381 MB/s	4K Read 46.5 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 56.1 203% 72.2 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 177 184% 301 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 530GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 145 148 149 148 149 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 155 Mixed 82 SusWrite 146 103% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 177% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 112%
Generic Flash Disk 16GB 18,883 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 15GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.7 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.6 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	2.48% Terrible	Read 5.5 Write 4.3 Mixed 1.3 SusWrite 3.5 5% 3.65 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 14% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.48% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 260 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	MC Read 21.2 MC Write 21.7 MC Mixed 18.1 58% 20.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 21.7 SC Mixed 17.7 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 57.2 70% 57.2 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 60%

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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 $127Bench 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: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $597

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 $184	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