MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	26.6% 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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	6.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 26 '18 at 12:26
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670-$51 49,019 User benchmarks, average bench 66% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Memory 81.5 1-Core 110 2-Core 215 76% 135 Pts	4-Core 387 8-Core 395 52% 391 Pts	64-Core 392 24% 392 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Asus(1043 847A) 2GB CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	26.6% Poor	Lighting 30.7 Reflection 29.3 Parallax 37.2 25% 32.4 fps	MRender 40.4 Gravity 38.1 Splatting 32.3 30% 36.9 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 26.6% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Plextor M6V 256GB-$110 435 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 254 249 216 220 105 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 64% Great: 106%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 181GB free Firmware: 05.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 111 108 61 68 91 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	55.9% Above average	Read 103 Write 98.5 Mixed 89.5 SusWrite 91.6 71% 95.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 198% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 85%
Seagate ST3500641AS 500GB-$70 1,952 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 40GB free Firmware: 3.AG SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 26 23 22 22 25 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	15.6% Very poor	Read 31 Write 14.3 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 23.3 17% 23.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 100% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 15.6% Great: 33%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 483GB free Firmware: MX4O SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 136 118 93 78 134 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	66.7% Good	Read 116 Write 114 Mixed 20 SusWrite 117 66% 91.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 166% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL7-2GBRM 0420 F3-12800CL7-2GBRM Samsung M378B5173BH0-CH9 Samsung M378B5173BH0-CH9 12GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1600, 1600, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 2048, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	40.1% Average	MC Read 13.9 MC Write 14.1 MC Mixed 12.1 38% 13.4 GB/s	SC Read 11.7 SC Write 14.3 SC Mixed 12.7 37% 12.9 GB/s	Latency 77.7 52% 77.7 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 45%

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Typical Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 4,025 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	1,371x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,203x
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 $76Bench 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 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $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