MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	119% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 22 months ago, 18 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 20 '21 at 21:12
Run Duration	233 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Memory 88.6 1-Core 105 2-Core 240 81% 145 Pts	4-Core 450 8-Core 672 70% 561 Pts	64-Core 676 42% 676 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Zotac(19DA 5510) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.76 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	119% Outstanding	Lighting 157 Reflection 153 Parallax 171 128% 160 fps	MRender 183 Gravity 136 Splatting 116 115% 145 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 6,698 Write 5,742 Mixed 3,831 1,203% 5,423 MB/s	4K Read 514 4K Write 342 4K Mixed 329 1,381% 395 MB/s	DQ Read 1,116 DQ Write 823 DQ Mixed 907 695% 949 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
Samsung PM851 mSATA 256GB 6,648 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 72GB free Firmware: 8D0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 121 116 108 105 114 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	71.8% Very good	Read 424 Write 152 Mixed 180 SusWrite 120 48% 219 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 79.8 4K Mixed 22 120% 44.9 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 173 DQ Mixed 75.4 109% 208 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 83%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 231GB free Firmware: BB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 259 259 259 259 317 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 413 Write 259 Mixed 303 SusWrite 286 71% 315 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 47.5 170% 63.2 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 234 210% 318 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 118%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CM3B8G2C1600L9L 0423 TEAMGROUP-UD3-1600 0215 CM3B8G2C1600L9L 0423 TEAMGROUP-UD3-1600 32GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	58.6% Above average	MC Read 21.7 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 16.5 56% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 20.8 58% 20.4 GB/s	Latency 68.9 58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 59%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 4,012 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	1,200x
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 $269	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 $177	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