MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	28% 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	89.1% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (35%). 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	4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 22 '17 at 14:55
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	35%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	Memory 88.9 1-Core 115 2-Core 211 80% 138 Pts	4-Core 374 8-Core 537 57% 456 Pts	64-Core 624 39% 624 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7870-$203 42,130 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Asus(1043 0432) 2GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1200 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 16.12.1 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	28% Poor	Lighting 35.5 Reflection 32.1 Parallax 42.8 29% 36.8 fps	MRender 28.2 Gravity 29.6 Splatting 36.7 26% 31.5 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 28% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 7259 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1356 (B1) Unknown 97 97 36 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 67 57 33 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 95 (EB) Unknown 99 99 72 (F1) Unknown 99 99 23290279353	89.1% Excellent	Read 463 Write 335 Mixed 341 84% 380 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 74.2 4K Mixed 20.9 129% 45.6 MB/s	DQ Read 330 DQ Write 237 DQ Mixed 62.8 107% 210 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 118%
WD Green 1.5TB (2009)-$150 16,916 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 900GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 199 173 40020 (03) Spinup time 149 148 9516 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2856 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 6151 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2422 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 323 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 184 184 50452 (C2) HDA temperature 125 104 27 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 4 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 4 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 1	52.9% Above average	Read 97.3 Write 86.8 Mixed 87.7 68% 90.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.62 4K Write 2.33 4K Mixed 0.34 107% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 55%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$65 108,153 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 144GB free Firmware: 03.03E03 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 199 0 (03) Spinup time 142 130 3900 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4098 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 80 80 15160 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2640 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 60 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 4098 (C2) HDA temperature 115 101 28 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 129 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	53.6% Above average	Read 96.3 Write 90.2 Mixed 84.5 68% 90.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.58 4K Write 1.78 4K Mixed 0.25 85% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 27,024 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.4% Average	MC Read 17 MC Write 17.9 MC Mixed 14.9 47% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 7.8 SC Write 11.6 SC Mixed 10 28% 9.8 GB/s	Latency 68.6 58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 63%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 4,028 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	1,373x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,204x
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	310x

SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	165x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $51Bench 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $532

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16