MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 25% Surfboard	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 83.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	27.2% 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)
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). 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	4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140530
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Oct 01 '20 at 14:24
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (85^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-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Memory 95.3 1-Core 111 2-Core 219 82% 142 Pts	4-Core 420 8-Core 417 56% 419 Pts	64-Core 452 28% 452 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270-$140 47,409 User benchmarks, average bench 24% MSI(1462 3050) 2GB CLim: 955 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.20 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	27.2% Poor	Lighting 34.1 Reflection 30.9 Parallax 41 28% 35.3 fps	MRender 27.9 Gravity 29.9 Splatting 36 26% 31.2 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 27.2% Great: 26%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend SSD370S 256GB-$123 11,742 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 5GB free (System drive) Firmware: O1225G Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 446 Write 336 Mixed 230 74% 337 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 48.9 4K Mixed 30.8 113% 37.1 MB/s	DQ Read 282 DQ Write 276 DQ Mixed 93.4 121% 217 MB/s
Poor: 62% Great: 114%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 8TB 1,688 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 182 192 193 176 187 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 29% Great: 114%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$68 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 144GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 0.5 0% 0.5 MB/s	4K Mixed 0 0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 31% Great: 67%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 108GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 90 92 92 92 92 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	55.8% Above average	Read 103 Write 55.7 Mixed 66.7 SusWrite 91.1 58% 79.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 186% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 83%
ZALMAN ZM-VE350 1TB 106 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 816GB free, PID 3e40 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 39 39 39 39 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	Read 40.5 Write 37.2 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 38.8 53% 38.8 MB/s	4K Read 12.8 4K Write 18.5 4K Mixed 11.1 1,054% 14.1 MB/s	DQ Read 13.3 DQ Write 23 DQ Mixed 12.8 1,267% 16.4 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 44,086 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	63.7% Good	MC Read 22.1 MC Write 22.9 MC Mixed 20.4 62% 21.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 20.1 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 56.1 71% 56.1 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 64%

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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 $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 $80Bench 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