MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 77.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	28.2% 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	113% 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 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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	7.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 28 '17 at 16:29
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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-$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 (90^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Memory 96.1 1-Core 113 2-Core 225 83% 145 Pts	4-Core 333 8-Core 364 46% 348 Pts	64-Core 423 26% 423 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 79%

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: 381.89 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	28.2% Poor	Lighting 32.9 Reflection 29.6 Parallax 37.3 27% 33.3 fps	MRender 41.3 Gravity 40 Splatting 33.6 31% 38.3 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 28.2% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 253GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 3309 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 595 (B1) Unknown 99 99 8 (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 69 64 31 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 1 (EB) Unknown 99 99 19 (F1) Unknown 99 99 12954601327	113% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 406 Mixed 410 98% 443 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 43.4 181% 65.3 MB/s	DQ Read 335 DQ Write 262 DQ Mixed 105 131% 234 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 134%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 870GB free Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 181 176 1941 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4682 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 2426 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 700 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 14 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 192 192 24185 (C2) HDA temperature 123 116 24 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	59.7% Above average	Read 100 Write 108 Mixed 101 78% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.55 4K Write 1.97 4K Mixed 0.25 87% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 62%
Seagate ST3500320NS 500GB-$100 3,663 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 196GB free Firmware: SN06 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 82 63 172304601 (03) Spinup time 96 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 93 93 8131 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 66 60 51590553105 (09) Power-on hours count 83 83 15011 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 8 (0C) Power cycle count 99 37 1644 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 71 53 487915549 (C2) HDA temperature 29 47 38654705693 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 44 38 172304601 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	48.8% Average	Read 85.3 Write 84.3 Mixed 77.7 62% 82.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.77 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.47 117% 1.01 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 61%
Seagate STM31000528AS 1TB 1,142 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 120GB free Firmware: CC34 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 99 60008766 (03) Spinup time 95 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2960 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 2 (07) Seek error rate 84 60 4535143535 (09) Power-on hours count 82 82 15917 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 37 2960 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 97 1391590637936 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 71 45 538181661 (C2) HDA temperature 29 55 38654705693 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 42 16 60008766 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -67439576457631 (F1) Unknown 100 253 916051025 (F2) Unknown 100 253 2915031903	58.3% Above average	Read 107 Write 95.9 Mixed 78.6 70% 93.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.66 4K Write 1.42 4K Mixed 0.42 100% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 68%
WD My Passport 1TB 12,840 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 271GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	21.5% Poor	Read 44.5 Write 44.5 Mixed 43.4 57% 44.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 1.71 4K Mixed 0.15 65% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 21.5% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 4x4GB 2,772 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	MC Read 25.4 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 23.5 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 20.9 SC Mixed 23.6 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 53.5 75% 53.5 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 104%

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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 $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 $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