MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 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 82.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	19 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131202
Uptime	4.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 11 '18 at 15:21
Run Duration	211 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	6%

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 i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Memory 93.7 1-Core 118 2-Core 229 84% 147 Pts	4-Core 385 8-Core 612 61% 498 Pts	64-Core 607 38% 607 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-Ti-$362 42,960 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Asus(1043 841F) 2GB CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 23% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO mSATA 500GB 1,650 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 205GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT41B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 6,131 Write 5,418 Mixed 5,596 1,275% 5,715 MB/s	4K Read 524 4K Write 313 4K Mixed 355 1,415% 398 MB/s	DQ Read 509 DQ Write 647 DQ Mixed 397 350% 518 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 123%
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42 25,948 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 109GB free Firmware: 2.15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 121 121 122 121 120 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Read 410 Write 142 Mixed 192 SusWrite 122 48% 216 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 40.5 161% 60.5 MB/s	DQ Read 114 DQ Write 143 DQ Mixed 119 93% 126 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 462GB free Firmware: CC4H SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 162 163 165 164 167 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Read 140 Write 116 Mixed 89.5 SusWrite 164 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 114%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 124 124 122 124 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	73.3% Very good	Read 131 Write 114 Mixed 85 SusWrite 124 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 83%
G-drive ev RaW 2TB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1.5TB free Firmware: 000C SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 104 105 105 105 105 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	59.8% Above average	Read 103 Write 102 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 105 68% 92.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB 4,160 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	MC Read 20.9 MC Write 21.6 MC Mixed 17.6 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 21.6 SC Mixed 20.9 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 60.4 66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 61%

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Typical Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 4,014 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	1,367x
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	147x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16