MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


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 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 82%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.4% 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	19.5% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130517
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 16 '17 at 02:13
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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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 i5-4670-$51 49,019 User benchmarks, average bench 66% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	82% Excellent	Memory 92.8 1-Core 105 2-Core 214 79% 137 Pts	4-Core 412 8-Core 417 55% 414 Pts	64-Core 413 26% 413 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% PNY(196E 11D8) 3GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 381.65 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	Lighting 70.1 Reflection 68.8 Parallax 59.8 57% 66.2 fps	MRender 71.2 Gravity 65.5 Splatting 65.2 55% 67.3 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 109GB free Firmware: Z32080RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 100 59 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 63 (A5) Unknown 100 100 34365243427 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 45 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 41 41 253403070523 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 47245492237 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 109 (EA) Unknown 100 100 163 (F1) Unknown 253 253 133 (F2) Unknown 253 253 27 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	75.7% Very good	Read 488 Write 378 Mixed 423 96% 430 MB/s	4K Read 18.9 4K Write 90.8 4K Mixed 6.04 84% 38.6 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 275 DQ Mixed 7.22 65% 148 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 78%
SanDisk SSD 64GB-$56 3,862 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.0.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 11743 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 900 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 451 (AE) Unknown 100 100 25 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 1503 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (EA) Unknown 100 100 2194 (F1) Unknown 100 100 4764954612 (F2) Unknown 100 100 3784969338	19.5% Very poor	Read 263 Write 41.3 Mixed 59.7 26% 121 MB/s	4K Read 10.5 4K Write 5.32 4K Mixed 3.07 23% 6.29 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 19.5% Great: 48%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 221GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 175 172 4241 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3212 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 5662 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 465 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 4 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 196 196 12764 (C2) HDA temperature 99 90 48 (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	71% Very good	Read 125 Write 122 Mixed 114 91% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.84 4K Write 2.36 4K Mixed 0.2 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 86%
WD WD10EADS-00L5B1 640GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 22GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 159 156 5033 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6250 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 50 50 37216 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1230 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 85 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 198 198 6245 (C2) HDA temperature 98 90 49 (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	43.9% Average	Read 79.7 Write 73.2 Mixed 70.3 56% 74.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.51 4K Write 1.78 4K Mixed 0.37 95% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 46%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$63 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 35GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 162 157 6891 (04) Start/Stop count 91 91 9396 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 21 21 57848 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1233 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 35 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 197 197 9389 (C2) HDA temperature 103 92 47 (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	49.3% Average	Read 95.4 Write 76.1 Mixed 89.4 66% 87 MB/s	4K Read 0.62 4K Write 2.03 4K Mixed 0.32 99% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB 48,796 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.9% Below average	MC Read 10.7 MC Write 11.3 MC Mixed 9.8 30% 10.6 GB/s	SC Read 10.2 SC Write 11.6 SC Mixed 10.9 31% 10.9 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 33.9% Great: 63%

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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	1,373x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,204x
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	310x

SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 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: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $532

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $250	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16