MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	55.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	81% 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.4 GHz
Display	1768 x 992 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20130922
Uptime	4.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 03 '20 at 00:30
Run Duration	228 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (50^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, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Memory 89.4 1-Core 89.4 2-Core 219 75% 133 Pts	4-Core 426 8-Core 426 57% 426 Pts	64-Core 419 26% 419 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Nvidia(10DE 11C2) 3GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	55.5% Above average	Lighting 67.4 Reflection 69.4 Parallax 60.7 55% 65.8 fps	MRender 72 Gravity 65.5 Splatting 70.2 57% 69.2 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM05B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 96 97 90 92 56 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	81% Excellent	Read 405 Write 141 Mixed 240 SusWrite 90.3 48% 219 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 40.3 154% 60.3 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 160 DQ Mixed 131 133% 223 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 116%
WD Red 5TB (2014)-$185 1,098 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 413GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 134 142 140 144 144 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Read 150 Write 154 Mixed 91 SusWrite 141 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 98%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 3TB 8,194 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 391GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 165 170 165 171 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 128 Mixed 77.8 SusWrite 166 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 112%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1.5TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 129 127 129 130 135 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	63.9% Good	Read 90.8 Write 123 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 131 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.6 207% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 87%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 274GB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 90 93 94 93 94 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	48.2% Average	Read 73.7 Write 110 Mixed 83.8 SusWrite 92.6 67% 89.9 MB/s	4K Read 2.7 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.6 262% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 87%
Generic- SD/MMC 64GB 272 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 4GB free, PID 0151 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 10 11 8.9 8 10 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	6.16% Terrible	Read 17.8 Write 17.7 Mixed 8 SusWrite 9.9 17% 13.4 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.2 28% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 6.16% Great: 17%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 386GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 18 19 19 19 19 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	14.9% Very poor	Read 30.5 Write 24.8 Mixed 24.2 SusWrite 19 32% 24.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 94% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 14.9% Great: 44%
WD Ext HDD 1021 3TB 2,189 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 1TB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 20 20 20 20 20 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	16.4% Very poor	Read 30.7 Write 25.2 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 20.2 33% 24.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 115% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 16.4% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB 18,444 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1400 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.9% Above average	MC Read 17 MC Write 18.2 MC Mixed 16.3 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 18.4 SC Mixed 16.3 47% 16.4 GB/s	Latency 68 59% 68 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 71%

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Gaming 56%

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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	1,367x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,200x
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 $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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	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