MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 79.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	29.4% 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	67.3% 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.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago.

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	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Mar 12 '17 at 17:03
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	79.3% Very good	Memory 89.7 1-Core 103 2-Core 205 76% 132 Pts	4-Core 373 8-Core 538 57% 456 Pts	64-Core 539 33% 539 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7950-$290 33,820 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Sapphire(174B 3000) 3GB CLim: 925 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.2.1 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.4% Poor	Lighting 38.1 Reflection 27.3 Parallax 46.9 31% 37.4 fps	MRender 26.3 Gravity 35.1 Splatting 33.8 26% 31.7 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 32%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra Plus 256GB-$139 17,545 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 102GB free (System drive) Firmware: X2306RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 9808 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1178 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 32 (A8) Unknown 100 100 212 (A9) Unknown 100 100 279 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 97 (AE) Unknown 100 100 78 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 69 44 188979478559 (D4) Unknown 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 791 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 25563 (F1) Unknown 253 253 8956 (F2) Unknown 253 253 8411 (F3) Unknown 100 100 0	67.3% Good	Read 403 Write 212 Mixed 277 66% 297 MB/s	4K Read 20.1 4K Write 64.8 4K Mixed 22.7 94% 35.9 MB/s	DQ Read 242 DQ Write 200 DQ Mixed 46.9 83% 163 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 99%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 181 174 7916 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2898 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 5655 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 839 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 22 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 196 196 13278 (C2) HDA temperature 128 110 24 (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	71.6% Very good	Read 132 Write 117 Mixed 108 89% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.68 4K Write 2.02 4K Mixed 0.25 93% 0.98 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 87%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 594GB free Firmware: 1AA01118 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 73 73 8790 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6404 (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 96 96 20251 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 1 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2216 (0D) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 74 64 436928538 (C2) HDA temperature 83 62 470482961 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 1224382 (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 100 100 1 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0	55.6% Above average	Read 101 Write 92.5 Mixed 104 75% 99.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.59 4K Write 2.04 4K Mixed 0.39 106% 1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 62%
Maxtor 6G160E0 160GB 609 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 137GB free Firmware: KA101V00 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (03) Spinup time 100 100 13023 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 9119 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 99 0 (08) Seek timer performance 99 96 47591 (09) Power-on hours count 74 74 23575 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2775 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 71 71 25770197021 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 75 43 571736089 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 2752 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 15001 (C2) HDA temperature 37 253 25 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 4289 (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 22 1 24326 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CB) Run out cancel 100 100 0 (CF) Spin high current 100 100 0 (D0) Spin buzz 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (D3) Unknown 100 100 0 (D4) Unknown 100 100 0	36.8% Below average	Read 64.8 Write 63.1 Mixed 61 47% 63 MB/s	4K Read 0.48 4K Write 2.08 4K Mixed 0.31 92% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT8G3D1608DT1TX0. 2x8GB 7,008 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.2% Above average	MC Read 17.8 MC Write 18.3 MC Mixed 15.8 49% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 16.6 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 67.6 59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 65%

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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	1,365x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,198x
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	145x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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