MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 80.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	29.5% 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	97.9% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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	5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 14 '18 at 17:32
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Memory 91.1 1-Core 106 2-Core 215 79% 137 Pts	4-Core 406 8-Core 409 54% 407 Pts	64-Core 412 26% 412 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 80.6% 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: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	29.5% Poor	Lighting 34.8 Reflection 32.3 Parallax 41.7 28% 36.3 fps	MRender 45.3 Gravity 42 Splatting 32.5 32% 39.9 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 29.5% Great: 31%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$70 18,195 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 3224 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1462 (B1) Unknown 98 98 82 (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 61 32 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 1 (EB) Unknown 99 99 28 (F1) Unknown 99 99 14721263518	97.9% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 303 Mixed 352 86% 389 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 93.3 4K Mixed 35.3 149% 54.7 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 273 DQ Mixed 117 141% 249 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 119%
Intenso 128GB 128GB 1,805 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 15GB free Firmware: N0530A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th 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 100 100 541 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2632 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 60 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 48 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 5 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 71 (A3) Unknown 100 100 37 (A4) Unknown 100 100 193073 (A5) Unknown 100 100 151 (A6) Unknown 100 100 47 (A7) Unknown 100 100 96 (A8) Unknown 100 100 3000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 99 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (B1) Unknown 100 100 700 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 221513 (F2) Unknown 100 100 150905	96.8% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 300 Mixed 378 88% 397 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 90.5 4K Mixed 39.6 148% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 283 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 72.2 112% 213 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 96%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 390GB free Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 144819528 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2314 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 76 60 44267190 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 3702 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1925 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 2 (BD) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BE) vendor-specific 73 49 454426651 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 660 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 88 88 25833 (C2) HDA temperature 27 51 77309411355 (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 -67375151968775 (F1) Unknown 100 253 22509262484 (F2) Unknown 100 253 43805738116	86.7% Excellent	Read 185 Write 117 Mixed 130 108% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.75 4K Write 5.41 4K Mixed 0.48 185% 2.21 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2400C11D3/4GX KHX2133C11D3/4GX 8GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2400, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	MC Read 20.4 MC Write 21.4 MC Mixed 17.7 57% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 20.3 SC Mixed 17 50% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 65.7 61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 58%

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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	1,369x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,202x
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 $79Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16