MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 84% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 66% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	92.4% 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	80.6% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 12 '20 at 10:16
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 5.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Memory 93.3 1-Core 129 2-Core 253 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 498 8-Core 487 66% 492 Pts	64-Core 490 30% 490 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Nvidia(10DE 12FD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.48 Performing below potential (77^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	92.4% Outstanding	Lighting 117 Reflection 117 Parallax 111 95% 115 fps	MRender 143 Gravity 99.9 Splatting 86.4 87% 110 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial_CT275MX3 275GB 323 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 153GB free (System drive) Firmware: R070 SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 342 391 155 154 154 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Read 320 Write 413 Mixed 346 SusWrite 244 75% 331 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 87.3 4K Mixed 37.4 130% 49.5 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 307 225% 290 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 97%
Gamer L TA1D0240 240GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 96GB free Firmware: 81.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 259 295 297 296 297 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	91% Outstanding	Read 386 Write 284 Mixed 260 SusWrite 278 68% 302 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 85.8 4K Mixed 38.5 146% 52.7 MB/s	DQ Read 310 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 222 191% 281 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 453GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 171 174 175 174 175 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 179 Mixed 86.6 SusWrite 173 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 112%
Hitachi HDT72502 250GB 58 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 183GB free Firmware: A7BA SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 57 56 57 56 57 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	32.2% Below average	Read 55.7 Write 48.7 Mixed 34.3 SusWrite 56.2 36% 48.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 32.2% Great: 34%
Hitachi HDP72503 320GB 41 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 269GB free Firmware: A52A SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 83 84 83 83 84 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	42.5% Average	Read 64.7 Write 63.1 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 83.3 46% 62.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 22,320 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1604 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	64.5% Good	MC Read 22.4 MC Write 23.3 MC Mixed 20.5 63% 22.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 23.3 SC Mixed 20.7 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 61.4 65% 61.4 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 64.5% 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