MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. 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 70.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	54.5% 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	93.5% 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.

Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131202
Uptime	4.8 Days
Run Date	Jan 21 '18 at 00:32
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	40%

PC Performing as expected (48^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 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	70.3% Very good	Memory 82.6 1-Core 96.7 2-Core 168 68% 116 Pts	4-Core 336 8-Core 341 45% 338 Pts	64-Core 343 21% 343 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3161) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	54.5% Above average	Lighting 69 Reflection 69.2 Parallax 62.2 56% 66.8 fps	MRender 72 Gravity 63.5 Splatting 55.3 51% 63.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 519GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 5477 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 992 (B1) Unknown 99 99 5 (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 61 51 39 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 1 (EB) Unknown 99 99 7 (F1) Unknown 99 99 17356637463	93.5% Outstanding	Read 519 Write 415 Mixed 424 101% 453 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 82.1 4K Mixed 26.3 137% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 41.6 DQ Write 268 DQ Mixed 26.1 58% 112 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 133%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$60 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2TB free Firmware: CC52 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 99 58936432 (03) Spinup time 92 91 0 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4769 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 688403 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 7522 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1335 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 4295032834 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 54 266809114655 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 35 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 90 90 20960 (C2) HDA temperature 31 46 -140737488355297 (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 -59584081295922 (F1) Unknown 100 253 4767704284 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1356534679	80.9% Excellent	Read 147 Write 135 Mixed 137 105% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 1.16 4K Mixed 0.17 60% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 96%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$60 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 1TB free Firmware: CC54 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 108 99 16731768 (03) Spinup time 93 91 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3495 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 76 60 45206078 (09) Power-on hours count 88 88 10667 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1846 (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 0 (BE) vendor-specific 67 52 554696737 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 63 63 75237 (C2) HDA temperature 33 48 47244640289 (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 -115706418947496 (F1) Unknown 100 253 36091220506 (F2) Unknown 100 253 65450548807	74.9% Very good	Read 142 Write 119 Mixed 133 99% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 1.39 4K Mixed 0.12 57% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 2,113 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.4% Above average	MC Read 17.8 MC Write 19.4 MC Mixed 15.8 50% 17.7 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 14.4 40% 14 GB/s	Latency 75.9 53% 75.9 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 64%

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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	1,371x
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 $80Bench 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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16