MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 91%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	37.2% 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	96.3% 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	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 25 '18 at 02:59
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 4.2 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 126 2-Core 251 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 491 8-Core 490 66% 490 Pts	64-Core 494 30% 494 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% EVGA(3842 2776) 2GB CLim: 1267 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.11 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	37.2% Below average	Lighting 44.9 Reflection 41.2 Parallax 54.5 37% 46.9 fps	MRender 55.5 Gravity 50.7 Splatting 37.8 38% 48 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 37.2% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 500GB-$49 13,478 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 169GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile) (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 3857 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 103 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 55 (A3) Unknown 100 100 36 (A4) Unknown 100 100 40355 (A5) Unknown 100 100 99 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 38 (A8) Unknown 100 100 2000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 12 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 31 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 33 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 191717 (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 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 363604 (F2) Unknown 100 100 396941 (F5) Unknown 100 100 645680	96.3% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 421 Mixed 467 104% 466 MB/s	4K Read 21.1 4K Write 99.5 4K Mixed 33.1 127% 51.2 MB/s	DQ Read 257 DQ Write 248 DQ Mixed 66.1 101% 190 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 108%
Sandisk aSDnsi kDSSSPD2 57GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 33GB free Firmware: .3.1 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	43.5% Average	Read 385 Write 265 Mixed 230 65% 293 MB/s	4K Read 13.9 4K Write 12.4 4K Mixed 6.99 37% 11.1 MB/s	DQ Read 39.3 DQ Write 14.8 DQ Mixed 7.26 11% 20.5 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 44%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100 19,960 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 338GB free Firmware: CC34 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 201010794 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 91 91 10138 (05) Reallocated sector count 62 62 1582 (07) Seek error rate 62 60 51561058851 (09) Power-on hours count 83 83 15127 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 260 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 4295163910 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 67 58 589299745 (C2) HDA temperature 33 42 85899345953 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 33 22 201010794 (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 -65558380793154 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2474425455 (F2) Unknown 100 253 2157282070	33.2% Below average	Read 64.2 Write 51.1 Mixed 75.1 48% 63.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.61 4K Write 1.29 4K Mixed 0.53 108% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 61%
WD DW CDW02ZEXR0-D 2TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 199GB free Firmware: 080. Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	54.6% Above average	Read 104 Write 86.6 Mixed 94.7 72% 95 MB/s	4K Read 0.61 4K Write 1.79 4K Mixed 0.21 82% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB 5,448 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	78.5% Very good	MC Read 28.6 MC Write 29.6 MC Mixed 23.5 78% 27.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 23.1 SC Mixed 25.8 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 49.6 81% 49.6 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 86%

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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 $130Bench 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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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