MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	35.8% 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	88.7% 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.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20130922
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 30 '19 at 13:49
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$127 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	77.5% Very good	Memory 88.3 1-Core 98.7 2-Core 215 76% 134 Pts	4-Core 398 8-Core 328 50% 363 Pts	64-Core 307 19% 307 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% Asus(1043 8465) 2GB CLim: 1215 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 419.67 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	35.8% Below average	Lighting 42.9 Reflection 39.8 Parallax 53 35% 45.2 fps	MRender 54.8 Gravity 49.4 Splatting 36.6 37% 46.9 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 35.8% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 243GB free (System drive) Firmware: X31200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 218 210 201 205 210 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Read 475 Write 421 Mixed 306 SusWrite 211 79% 353 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 96.3 4K Mixed 32.5 140% 53.4 MB/s	DQ Read 343 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 250 208% 300 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 108%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 391GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 96 96 95 96 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	53.3% Above average	Read 91.3 Write 93.5 Mixed 61.5 SusWrite 94.3 63% 85.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 62%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 884GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 163 164 161 164 163 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Read 150 Write 101 Mixed 74 SusWrite 159 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC27 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 188 Write 149 Mixed 86.3 104% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 114%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2009)-$50 31,419 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 466GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 73 73 72 74 74 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	43% Average	Read 77 Write 65.3 Mixed 49 SusWrite 72.7 49% 66 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 43%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2009)-$50 31,419 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 430GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 28 27 28 28 28 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	29.8% Poor	Read 76.3 Write 27.5 Mixed 31.5 SusWrite 27.7 30% 40.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.5 84% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 29.8% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 19,207 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	28.7% Poor	MC Read 9.2 MC Write 9 MC Mixed 8.4 25% 8.87 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 9.4 SC Mixed 9.4 26% 9.1 GB/s	Latency 69.2 58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 28.7% Great: 62%

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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 $127Bench 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: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $597

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 $45	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