MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	30.8% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140220
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 08 '18 at 18:26
Run Duration	119 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Memory 96.5 1-Core 116 2-Core 234 85% 149 Pts	4-Core 451 8-Core 636 68% 543 Pts	64-Core 625 39% 625 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% MSI(1462 2825) 2GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30.8% Below average	Lighting 36.6 Reflection 33 Parallax 38.8 30% 36.1 fps	MRender 52.7 Gravity 36.6 Splatting 34.3 33% 41.2 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 797GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 143 183 185 191 189 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 196 Mixed 31.1 SusWrite 171 105% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 373% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 112%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 167GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 163 186 184 176 165 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	87% Excellent	Read 129 Write 138 Mixed 29.1 SusWrite 173 85% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 373% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB 5,634 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	70.4% Very good	MC Read 25.1 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 21.7 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 21.9 SC Mixed 23.2 61% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 52.4 76% 52.4 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 72%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 4,010 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	1,367x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,199x
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	146x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16