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Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
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PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith 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 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics61.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
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SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben, 1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150313
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateNov 17 '18 at 13:42
Run Duration221 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.4% Outstanding
Memory 95.5
1-Core 127
2-Core 261
90% 161 Pts
4-Core 503
8-Core 516
68% 509 Pts
64-Core 509
32% 509 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑
This bench: 91.4%
 Great: 79%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
MSI(1462 3160)
CLim: 1651 MHz, MLim: 1964 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.94
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
61.1% Good
Lighting 77.1
Reflection 79.6
Parallax 70.9
63% 75.9 fps
MRender 81.4
Gravity 72
Splatting 62.2
58% 71.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑
This bench: 61.1%
 Great: 54%
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
MSI(1462 7821) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5058
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
64GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 7,287
Write 5,904
Mixed 6,375
1,452% 6,522 MB/s
4K Read 663
4K Write 383
4K Mixed 458
1,794% 501 MB/s
DQ Read 2,113
DQ Write 1,774
DQ Mixed 1,887
1,429% 1,924 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 320GB-$59
58GB free
Firmware: GM3OA52A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 59 61 61 59 59 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
35.9% Below average
Read 65
Write 68.7
Mixed 37.9
SusWrite 59.8
42% 57.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
160% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑
This bench: 35.9%
 Great: 46%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100
84GB free
Firmware: 1AA01113
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 85 85 87 86 85 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
53% Above average
Read 98.9
Write 46.8
Mixed 57.6
SusWrite 85.3
53% 72.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
172% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑
This bench: 53%
 Great: 62%
Hitachi HDS721010DLE630 1TB-$150
247GB free
Firmware: MS2OA610
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 109 112 110 110 110 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
75.9% Very good
Read 155
Write 136
Mixed 31.9
SusWrite 109
78% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.5
118% 1 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑
This bench: 75.9%
 Great: 99%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB-$8
20GB free, PID 5581
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 21 21 20 5.2 12 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
18.5% Very poor
Read 37.4
Write 21.4
Mixed 25.7
SusWrite 17
32% 25.4 MB/s
4K Read 4.6
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 3.4
224% 3.57 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑
This bench: 18.5%
 Great: 38%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
64% Good
MC Read 22.3
MC Write 22.9
MC Mixed 20.2
62% 21.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 23.2
SC Mixed 19.9
57% 19.9 GB/s
Latency 55.7
72% 55.7 ns
Poor: 39% ↑
This bench: 64%
 Great: 63%
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 4,018 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) - $242

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel  $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples1,369x
Core i7-4770KIntel  $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples1,202x
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples390x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples319x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples316x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples309x
SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung  $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples164x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples147x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples144x
RAM
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples84x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples77x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples74x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $532
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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