MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	51.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	10 Days
Run Date	May 19 '18 at 17:49
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	ISR-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Memory 90.7 1-Core 129 2-Core 247 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 442 8-Core 663 69% 552 Pts	64-Core 663 41% 663 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Z400s 128GB-$109 10,807 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z2201000 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 170 100 682 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 707 (A6) Unknown 100 100 257 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 308 (A9) Unknown 100 100 227 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 320 (AE) Unknown 100 100 106 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 68 100 206158430240 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 9 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 26541 (F1) Unknown 253 253 5667 (F2) Unknown 253 253 3059	51.8% Above average	Read 485 Write 177 Mixed 257 67% 306 MB/s	4K Read 18.6 4K Write 55.9 4K Mixed 3.6 62% 26 MB/s	DQ Read 22.6 DQ Write 177 DQ Mixed 3.43 31% 67.6 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 71%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 392GB free Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 116 99 105778840 (03) Spinup time 94 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 701 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 69 60 8012141 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1562 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 425 (B7) Unknown 97 97 3 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 1 (BD) vendor-specific 96 96 4 (BE) vendor-specific 70 62 521732126 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 15 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 3185 (C2) HDA temperature 30 40 64424509470 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 9 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -85607288142470 (F1) Unknown 100 253 9545824987 (F2) Unknown 100 253 67826985378	71.1% Very good	Read 121 Write 127 Mixed 123 93% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.84 4K Write 1.52 4K Mixed 0.15 80% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 114%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 110GB free Firmware: 01.03A01 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 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 155 152 3241 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 492 (05) Reallocated sector count 197 197 24 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 82 82 13769 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3210 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 510 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3210 (C2) HDA temperature 109 94 34 (C4) Reallocation count 194 194 6 (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	29.4% Poor	Read 50.7 Write 51.4 Mixed 51.8 39% 51.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.55 4K Write 1.49 4K Mixed 0.34 88% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL9.9-9 D3-1600 2x8GB 281 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	58.2% Above average	MC Read 21.4 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 16.6 56% 19.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 22.1 SC Mixed 19.5 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 66.2 60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 61%

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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 $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