MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Destroyer	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	59.1% 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	76.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130922
Uptime	8.5 Days
Run Date	May 04 '18 at 08:37
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (82^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Memory 98.2 1-Core 129 2-Core 259 91% 162 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 500 67% 502 Pts	64-Core 511 32% 511 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1640 MHz, MLim: 1802 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	Lighting 75 Reflection 75.9 Parallax 67.2 61% 72.7 fps	MRender 76 Gravity 69.7 Splatting 60.2 55% 68.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend SSD340 128GB-$88 2,082 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVN423b Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (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 100 100 14540 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1154 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 1638400 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 184 184 1138192351264 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 13 (C2) HDA temperature 66 66 146030395426 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 68219853312 (EA) Unknown 100 100 98143424512 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 23446481364 (F2) Unknown 100 100 21589763783	76.1% Very good	Read 510 Write 131 Mixed 235 64% 292 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 23.5 131% 51.8 MB/s	DQ Read 255 DQ Write 164 DQ Mixed 26.2 69% 148 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 84%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 163GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 172 170 2391 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4915 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 79 79 15582 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1241 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 9 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 4905 (C2) HDA temperature 109 103 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 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	66.4% Good	Read 119 Write 112 Mixed 110 86% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.79 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.29 106% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 108%
Seagate ST3250410AS 250GB-$95 20,246 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 112GB free Firmware: 3.AAC Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 109 91 136396006 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 87 87 13601 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 89 60 825165810 (09) Power-on hours count 74 74 23019 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2693 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 61 53 655818791 (C2) HDA temperature 39 47 77309411367 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 66 46 218539109 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 3 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	53.2% Above average	Read 94.5 Write 91 Mixed 83.8 67% 89.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.58 4K Write 1.03 4K Mixed 0.28 75% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 54%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GB 24,592 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	MC Read 33.1 MC Write 34.2 MC Mixed 26.8 90% 31.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 24.2 SC Mixed 28 71% 24.8 GB/s	Latency 45.3 88% 45.3 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 88%

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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	1,367x
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: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $532

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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