MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 26% Raft


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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	28.1% 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	113% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 04 '17 at 15:31
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	12%

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 i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Memory 96.8 1-Core 116 2-Core 232 85% 148 Pts	4-Core 445 8-Core 446 60% 446 Pts	64-Core 436 27% 436 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Asus(1043 847A) 2GB CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 384.94 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	28.1% Poor	Lighting 32.6 Reflection 28.6 Parallax 38.3 27% 33.2 fps	MRender 41.3 Gravity 39.9 Splatting 33.9 31% 38.4 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 28.1% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 261GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 3708 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 703 (B1) Unknown 99 99 11 (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 66 63 34 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 1 (EB) Unknown 99 99 22 (F1) Unknown 99 99 15470583282	113% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 413 Mixed 414 100% 447 MB/s	4K Read 48.6 4K Write 85.2 4K Mixed 46.2 178% 60 MB/s	DQ Read 310 DQ Write 244 DQ Mixed 78.9 113% 211 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 134%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 870GB free Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 180 176 1958 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5103 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 2676 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 808 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 16 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 191 191 28442 (C2) HDA temperature 119 116 28 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	60.3% Good	Read 102 Write 108 Mixed 108 80% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.55 4K Write 2.25 4K Mixed 0.25 93% 1.02 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 62%
Seagate ST3500320NS 500GB-$100 3,663 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 194GB free Firmware: SN06 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 80 63 114209885 (03) Spinup time 96 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 8499 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 66 60 51591700072 (09) Power-on hours count 83 83 15406 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 10 (0C) Power cycle count 99 37 1752 (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 70 53 538443806 (C2) HDA temperature 30 47 38654705694 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 44 38 114209885 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	50.1% Above average	Read 86.3 Write 88.2 Mixed 74.4 62% 83 MB/s	4K Read 0.75 4K Write 1.78 4K Mixed 0.5 120% 1.01 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 61%
Seagate STM31000528AS 1TB 1,142 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 28GB free Firmware: CC34 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 116 99 111590165 (03) Spinup time 95 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 3068 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 2 (07) Seek error rate 84 60 4542884449 (09) Power-on hours count 82 82 16307 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 37 3068 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 97 1529031688592 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 68 45 571932704 (C2) HDA temperature 32 55 38654705696 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 42 16 111590165 (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 68204080685338 (F1) Unknown 100 253 165762852 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1351045460	53% Above average	Read 85.5 Write 99.3 Mixed 79.2 66% 88 MB/s	4K Read 0.36 4K Write 1.31 4K Mixed 0.34 77% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 68%
WD My Passport 1TB 12,840 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 269GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	20.6% Poor	Read 44.6 Write 44.5 Mixed 43 57% 44 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 1.42 4K Mixed 0.14 55% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 20.6% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 4x4GB 2,772 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	78.4% Very good	MC Read 28.3 MC Write 30.1 MC Mixed 24.2 79% 27.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 21.8 SC Mixed 24.9 63% 22.2 GB/s	Latency 51.3 78% 51.3 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 104%

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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 $80Bench 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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16