MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	50.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	120% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	14.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 24 '17 at 20:18
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th 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-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	90% Outstanding	Memory 98 1-Core 117 2-Core 240 86% 152 Pts	4-Core 475 8-Core 473 63% 474 Pts	64-Core 474 29% 474 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329 50,279 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Gigabyte(1458 3604) 3GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 381.65 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	50.6% Above average	Lighting 61.4 Reflection 54.5 Parallax 70.2 50% 62 fps	MRender 71.1 Gravity 70.1 Splatting 52.3 52% 64.5 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 435GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 51 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 34 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 68 66 32 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 15 (F1) Unknown 99 99 258554291	120% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 406 Mixed 422 100% 449 MB/s	4K Read 48.3 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 52 194% 67.8 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 291 DQ Mixed 129 152% 266 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 134%
Crucial C300-CTFDDAC064MAG 64GB 1,591 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 14GB free Firmware: 0006 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 7140 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2177 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 7 (AE) Unknown 100 100 1 (B5) Unknown 100 100 296353136702 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 179 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0	44.8% Average	Read 360 Write 68.4 Mixed 116 39% 181 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 59.7 4K Mixed 4.66 75% 29.7 MB/s	DQ Read 214 DQ Write 34.4 DQ Mixed 21.8 42% 90.2 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 53%
Samsung 840 120GB-$109 51,792 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 5GB free Firmware: DXT07B0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 2893 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1010 (B1) Unknown 98 98 20 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 70 59 30 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 328 (EB) Unknown 99 99 105 (F1) Unknown 99 99 5144098894	65.4% Good	Read 500 Write 122 Mixed 128 54% 250 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 84.9 4K Mixed 10.1 101% 41.2 MB/s	DQ Read 336 DQ Write 89.4 DQ Mixed 26.1 68% 151 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 73%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 392GB free Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 117535568 (03) Spinup time 95 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 917 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 8 (07) Seek error rate 84 60 297270202 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 3217 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 907 (B7) Unknown 95 95 5 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 1 30065309003 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 70 53 505282590 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 37 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1130 (C2) HDA temperature 30 47 47244640286 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 199 19733 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 18562848656588 (F1) Unknown 100 253 32864257913 (F2) Unknown 100 253 4203973642111	74.6% Very good	Read 114 Write 145 Mixed 95.2 88% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.64 4K Write 5.36 4K Mixed 0.58 191% 2.19 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x4GB 4,979 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	MC Read 33.2 MC Write 34.3 MC Mixed 29.1 92% 32.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 27.6 69% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 46.1 87% 46.1 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 103%

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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 $300	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