MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	50.9% 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	95.9% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	4.9 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '17 at 10:24
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (59^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 3.5 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	68.3% Good	Memory 96.2 1-Core 117 2-Core 175 78% 129 Pts	4-Core 233 8-Core 255 32% 244 Pts	64-Core 245 15% 245 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.9% Above average	Lighting 62.7 Reflection 68.8 Parallax 61.9 51% 64.5 fps	MRender 70.6 Gravity 63.1 Splatting 55.1 51% 62.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 384GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 6301 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 644 (B1) Unknown 99 99 21 (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 66 50 34 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 36 (F1) Unknown 99 99 50512269414	95.9% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 397 Mixed 416 98% 443 MB/s	4K Read 47.3 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 28.7 162% 59.2 MB/s	DQ Read 48 DQ Write 104 DQ Mixed 28 35% 60 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 133%
Seagate ST3200822AS 200GB-$33 4,227 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 186GB free Firmware: 3.01 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 54 48 135084044 (03) Spinup time 96 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 89 89 11642 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 6 (07) Seek error rate 88 60 707984197 (09) Power-on hours count 43 43 49966 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3975 (C2) HDA temperature 36 60 36 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 54 48 135084044 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 99 252 1	34.5% Below average	Read 61.2 Write 58.7 Mixed 59.1 45% 59.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.69 4K Write 1.22 4K Mixed 0.34 89% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 34%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 74GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 253 221 1216 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3534 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 62 62 27956 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2499 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 223 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3484 (C2) HDA temperature 116 95 34 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 3 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	58.3% Above average	Read 106 Write 96.4 Mixed 72.6 68% 91.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.53 4K Write 2.47 4K Mixed 0.37 108% 1.12 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 76%
Samsung HD403LJ 400GB-$183 4,107 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 4GB free Firmware: CT100-11 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 253 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 7296 (04) Start/Stop count 87 87 13576 (05) Reallocated sector count 253 253 0 (07) Seek error rate 253 253 0 (08) Seek timer performance 253 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 21746 (0A) Spinup retry count 253 253 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 253 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3170 (0D) Soft read error rate 100 100 91295 (BB) vendor-specific 253 253 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 3 (BE) vendor-specific 72 48 28 (C2) HDA temperature 154 82 28 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 91295 (C4) Reallocation count 253 253 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 253 253 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 253 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 253 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 99 99 411	33.3% Below average	Read 63 Write 53 Mixed 70.3 47% 62.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.42 4K Write 1.25 4K Mixed 0.37 82% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB 18,444 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	67.7% Good	MC Read 24.1 MC Write 25.6 MC Mixed 21.5 68% 23.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 16.7 SC Mixed 21.2 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 53.3 75% 53.3 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 71%

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Typical Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 4,024 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	1,371x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,203x
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	310x

SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	165x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	147x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16