MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 80%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	26.7% 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)
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 10 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.

Run History

6 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	6.6 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 23 '17 at 10:56
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670-$51 49,019 User benchmarks, average bench 66% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	80% Excellent	Memory 88.9 1-Core 112 2-Core 221 80% 141 Pts	4-Core 410 8-Core 418 55% 414 Pts	64-Core 420 26% 420 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 77%

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: 382.5 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	26.7% Poor	Lighting 30.9 Reflection 28.6 Parallax 36.9 25% 32.1 fps	MRender 40.4 Gravity 38.1 Splatting 32.3 30% 36.9 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 26.7% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Plextor M6V 256GB-$110 435 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.04 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 880 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 781 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 62 (AE) Unknown 100 100 35 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 62 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 133 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 35 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 13819 (F1) Unknown 100 100 422112 (F2) Unknown 100 100 424552
Poor: 64% Great: 106%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 565GB free Firmware: 05.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 253 253 8500 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4522 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 88 88 9218 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1760 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 44 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 4477 (C2) HDA temperature 102 95 50 (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	76.5% Very good	Read 149 Write 118 Mixed 115 95% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.76 4K Write 2.43 4K Mixed 0.44 125% 1.21 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 85%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 448GB free Firmware: MX4O Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 140 140 67 (03) Spinup time 126 126 25789464876 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 48 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 119 119 35 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 282 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 43 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 48 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 48 (C2) HDA temperature 150 150 253404512296 (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 1	65.6% Good	Read 141 Write 87.6 Mixed 111 85% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.86 4K Write 1.78 4K Mixed 0.23 94% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 108%
Seagate ST3500641AS 500GB-$65 1,952 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 40GB free Firmware: 3.AG Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 97 73 106621082 (03) Spinup time 86 86 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3698 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 82 60 198159903 (09) Power-on hours count 67 67 29668 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2735 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 54 50 789970990 (C2) HDA temperature 46 50 47244640302 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 58 50 158608324 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	17% Very poor	Read 31.5 Write 27.6 Mixed 28.1 22% 29 MB/s	4K Read 0.52 4K Write 0.86 4K Mixed 0.32 73% 0.56 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 17% Great: 33%
TOSHIBA HDWD120 2TB 309GB free, PID 009d Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	50.7% Above average	Read 128 Write 117 Mixed 8.4 95% 84.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.01 4K Write 2.12 4K Mixed 0.22 83% 1.11 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL7-2GBRM 0420 F3-12800CL7-2GBRM Samsung M378B5173BH0-CH9 Samsung M378B5173BH0-CH9 12GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1600, 1600, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 2048, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	40.3% Average	MC Read 13.2 MC Write 13.6 MC Mixed 12.4 37% 13.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.2 SC Write 14.4 SC Mixed 13.9 39% 13.5 GB/s	Latency 68.5 58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 45%

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Typical Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 4,037 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 56%

Gunboat

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 44%

Speed boat

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

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	1,377x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,208x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	391x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	322x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	316x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	311x

SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 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: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $537

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $288	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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