MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 69% Battle cruiser	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 77.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	88.2% 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	99.2% 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Oct 10 '18 at 21:57
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	Memory 85.4 1-Core 109 2-Core 215 78% 137 Pts	4-Core 376 8-Core 584 59% 480 Pts	64-Core 582 36% 582 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Asus(1043 861E) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.16 Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	88.2% Excellent	Lighting 118 Reflection 55 Parallax 44.7 96% 72.7 fps	MRender 93.3 Gravity 118 Splatting 62.3 72% 91.3 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 512GB-$129 14,996 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 64GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 117 326 360 410 441 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Read 393 Write 147 Mixed 257 SusWrite 316 62% 278 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 45.1 163% 59.9 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 253 DQ Mixed 144 153% 257 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 118%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 44GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 424 384 96 55 46 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 415 Mixed 417 SusWrite 236 87% 390 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 57.2 190% 67.6 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 242 213% 318 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 126%
Hitachi UltraStar 7K4000 2TB 3,101 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 963GB free Firmware: MJ6OA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 122 123 123 112 123 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Read 134 Write 129 Mixed 66.7 SusWrite 120 82% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 164% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 91%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2X1600C7 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2X1600C7 16GB 39 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.1% Above average	MC Read 17.9 MC Write 17.9 MC Mixed 14.9 48% 16.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 18.9 SC Mixed 16.9 47% 16.4 GB/s	Latency 71.7 56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 64%

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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 4,005 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	1,365x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,198x
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	145x
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 $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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