MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 94.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	22% 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	89.9% 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 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 07 '19 at 23:58
Run Duration	228 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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 4.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 136 2-Core 271 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 508 8-Core 704 76% 606 Pts	64-Core 716 44% 716 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% EVGA(3842 2669) 3GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 419.17 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	22% Poor	Lighting 25.4 Reflection 25.7 Parallax 34.7 21% 28.6 fps	MRender 33.6 Gravity 30.7 Splatting 26.9 24% 30.4 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 22% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba OCZ TL100 240GB-$56 10,555 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 97GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFZ SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 85 84 85 85 86 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Read 460 Write 319 Mixed 357 SusWrite 105 69% 310 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 37.8 168% 64 MB/s	DQ Read 332 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 216 194% 292 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 89%
Ct1000mx 50 1TB 2,171 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 931GB free Firmware: M3CR SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 348 344 345 348 351 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 442 Mixed 416 SusWrite 331 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 63 213% 81.1 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 308 247% 346 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 115%
Ct500mx5 0 500GB 2,476 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 362GB free Firmware: M3CR SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 349 345 345 323 315 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 489 Write 443 Mixed 422 SusWrite 320 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 68.2 223% 84.5 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 295 242% 345 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 119%
Seagate ST310005 28AS 1TB 6,973 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 915GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 122 123 123 123 123 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	67% Good	Read 113 Write 113 Mixed 59.4 SusWrite 121 74% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1 170% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda Green 1TB-$580 15,105 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 163GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 79 80 78 78 76 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	45.7% Average	Read 79.8 Write 78.9 Mixed 27.1 SusWrite 77.8 48% 65.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 6 4K Mixed 0.4 185% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 75%
WD Purple 1TB (2014)-$40 18,782 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 881GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 148 147 148 148 148 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	87% Excellent	Read 155 Write 148 Mixed 88.7 SusWrite 148 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 216% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 85%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 103GB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 55 55 55 55 55 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	32.6% Below average	Read 58.1 Write 57 Mixed 42.4 SusWrite 55.3 39% 53.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 120% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 32.6% Great: 59%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 182GB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 58 59 63 64 63 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	47.6% Average	Read 105 Write 70 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 60.8 57% 76.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 59%
Seagate ST3750640AS 750GB-$60 7,916 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 179GB free Firmware: 3.AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 55 55 55 55 55 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	31.7% Below average	Read 55.3 Write 58.2 Mixed 41.3 SusWrite 54.9 39% 52.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 110% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 77,652 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	63.2% Good	MC Read 22.2 MC Write 22.4 MC Mixed 19.3 61% 21.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 21 60% 20.8 GB/s	Latency 57.1 70% 57.1 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 63%

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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	1,199x
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 $178	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