MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 88.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	38.3% 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	85.7% 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.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 06 '16 at 18:40
Run Duration	249 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Memory 97.6 1-Core 119 2-Core 234 86% 150 Pts	4-Core 424 8-Core 632 66% 528 Pts	64-Core 632 39% 632 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% MSI(1462 2775) 3GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 16.300.2311.0 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	38.3% Below average	Lighting 50 Reflection 33.3 Parallax 62 41% 48.4 fps	MRender 31.6 Gravity 48.6 Splatting 41.5 34% 40.6 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 335 Series 240GB-$219 4,220 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 131GB free (System drive) Firmware: 335u Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 56135222563583 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2169 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 83 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 233747 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 233747 (F2) Unknown 100 100 301543 (F9) Unknown 100 100 7308	85.7% Excellent	Read 496 Write 243 Mixed 310 77% 350 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 19.3 136% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 289 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 78.9 109% 202 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 92%
Toshiba HG5d Q Series 128GB 2,624 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 97GB free Firmware: HTRAN101 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^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 4533 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2054 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AD) Unknown 198 198 0 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 51 (C2) HDA temperature 72 64 154619609116 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	107% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 463 Mixed 483 106% 472 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 42.7 148% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 326 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 178 171% 269 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 102%
Toshiba HG5d Q Series 128GB 2,624 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 73GB free Firmware: HTRAN101 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^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 4534 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2056 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AD) Unknown 199 199 0 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 52 (C2) HDA temperature 69 63 158914707487 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	108% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 464 Mixed 483 108% 483 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 41.5 145% 57 MB/s	DQ Read 328 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 176 171% 270 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC44 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 120 100 237256592 (03) Spinup time 95 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3370 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 67 60 6260146 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 6106 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2266 (B7) Unknown 99 99 1 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 99 48 131900 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 54 39 43740692526 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1534 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 90 90 21906 (C2) HDA temperature 46 61 47244640302 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 2391 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -122960618715685 (F1) Unknown 100 253 8248218811 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1988744151	75.2% Very good	Read 141 Write 121 Mixed 14.5 66% 92.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.76 4K Write 1.08 4K Mixed 0.31 86% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 114%
WD Green 1.5TB (2009)-$150 16,916 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 858GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 148 142 9575 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4069 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 6582 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2898 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 306 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 170 170 91690 (C2) HDA temperature 114 77 38 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 1 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	54.8% Above average	Read 103 Write 88.4 Mixed 85 69% 92 MB/s	4K Read 0.48 4K Write 1.53 4K Mixed 0.21 72% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 55%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC24 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 115 99 91411800 (03) Spinup time 96 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2860 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 75 60 30216764 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 5990 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2724 (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 58 572391457 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 144 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 75 75 50760 (C2) HDA temperature 33 42 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 -1902670508039 (F1) Unknown 100 253 15129350042 (F2) Unknown 100 253 20447989700	57.9% Above average	Read 101 Write 101 Mixed 95.4 75% 99.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.65 4K Write 0.65 4K Mixed 0.21 63% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 114%
Hitachi HDS721010DLE630 1TB-$150 19,279 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 820GB free Firmware: MS2OA610 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 141 141 74 (03) Spinup time 114 114 17193042121 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 2982 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 115 115 34 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 6617 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2748 (C0) Power-off retract count 98 98 2982 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 2982 (C2) HDA temperature 176 176 180389412898 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	37.6% Below average	Read 67.6 Write 63.8 Mixed 62.8 49% 64.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.08 4K Write 0.13 4K Mixed 0.04 10% 0.08 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL11-11-11 D3-2133 4x4GB 73 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	76.6% Very good	MC Read 29 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 21.8 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 22.2 SC Mixed 27.2 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 47.7 84% 47.7 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 79%

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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	1,373x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,204x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	391x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	320x
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 $140Bench 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 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16