MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	30.9% 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	91.5% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	2.4 Days
Run Date	May 23 '17 at 07:41
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (72^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-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	79.9% Very good	Memory 87.5 1-Core 106 2-Core 211 77% 135 Pts	4-Core 418 8-Core 415 56% 417 Pts	64-Core 408 25% 408 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 670-$435 47,610 User benchmarks, average bench 28% Gigabyte(1458 3542) 2GB CLim: 1267 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 378.49 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	30.9% Below average	Lighting 36.3 Reflection 34 Parallax 43 30% 37.8 fps	MRender 47 Gravity 43.6 Splatting 34.3 33% 41.6 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 30.9% Great: 31%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 143GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 15190 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1026 (B1) Unknown 97 97 32 (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 67 57 33 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 41 (F1) Unknown 99 99 44835307788	91.5% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 342 Mixed 342 87% 394 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 66.7 4K Mixed 24.5 129% 44.2 MB/s	DQ Read 352 DQ Write 220 DQ Mixed 21.2 87% 198 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 118%
M4-CT064M4SSD1 64GB 231 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 23GB free Firmware: 040H Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd 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 6066 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2085 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 14 (AE) Unknown 100 100 56 (B5) Unknown 100 100 167504773143 (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 68 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 0 (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	61% Good	Read 504 Write 108 Mixed 179 57% 264 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 79.8 4K Mixed 6.77 93% 38.2 MB/s	DQ Read 270 DQ Write 106 DQ Mixed 7.55 53% 128 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 63%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 822GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 94 94 196633 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 153 153 21487878439 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1205 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 11713 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 739 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 1628 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 1628 (C2) HDA temperature 193 193 163209740319 (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 200 200 0	73.5% Very good	Read 151 Write 105 Mixed 136 99% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.09 4K Write 1.75 4K Mixed 0.16 96% 1 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 108%
73 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 81GB free, PID 5200 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	29.4% Poor	Read 131 Write 19.9 Mixed 18.9 50% 56.4 MB/s	4K Read 7.46 4K Write 1.44 4K Mixed 1 110% 3.3 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 30%

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 (66^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	52.3% Above average	MC Read 18 MC Write 18.9 MC Mixed 16.5 51% 17.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 18.6 SC Mixed 17 48% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 70 57% 70 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 52.3% 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 $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	1,365x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,198x
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	145x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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