MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, RAM
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Graphics	18.8% 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	78% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). 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	4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140530
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 18 '14 at 22:46
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		1-Core 116 2-Core 232 79% 174 Pts	4-Core 396 8-Core 449 55% 422 Pts	64-Core 447 28% 447 Pts
Poor: 51% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 560 Ti-$188 42,397 User benchmarks, average bench 16% Gigabyte(1458 3515) 1GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 9.18.13.4052 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	18.8% Very poor	Lighting 22 Reflection 25.7 Parallax 19.6 18% 22.4 fps	MRender 28.6 Gravity 23.1 Splatting 24.1 20% 25.3 fps
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 18.8% Great: 18%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 32GB free Firmware: 507K Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 4350431 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 -136777528506978 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 266 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 10 (B1) Unknown 0 0 1 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 25 35 68721770521 (C2) HDA temperature 25 35 68721770521 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 4350431 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 4350431 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 4350431 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 1066 (EA) Unknown 0 0 1095 (F1) Unknown 0 0 1095 (F2) Unknown 0 0 812	76.1% Very good	Read 455 Write 173 Mixed 238 63% 289 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 17.7 139% 58.5 MB/s	DQ Read 172 DQ Write 164 DQ Mixed 44.3 67% 127 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 87%
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 21GB free (System drive) Firmware: 507K Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 108 108 20107209 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 -75402445846922 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 318 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 20 (B1) Unknown 0 0 2 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 26 36 64426868762 (C2) HDA temperature 26 36 64426868762 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 20107209 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 20107209 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 20107209 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 3145 (EA) Unknown 0 0 2327 (F1) Unknown 0 0 2327 (F2) Unknown 0 0 2162	78% Very good	Read 501 Write 176 Mixed 191 63% 289 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 21.4 143% 57.5 MB/s	DQ Read 122 DQ Write 142 DQ Mixed 38.9 55% 101 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 87%
Toshiba MK1653GSX 160GB 63 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 143GB free Firmware: LW00 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 1061 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 12086 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 86 86 5844 (0A) Spinup retry count 253 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1870 (C0) Power-off retract count 92 92 4420 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 66 66 342778 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 193274511386 (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 0 (DC) Disk shift 100 100 43 (DE) Loaded hours 93 93 2974 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 0 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 345 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0 (FE) Unknown 100 100 3694	35% Below average	Read 59.7 Write 62.1 Mixed 59.1 45% 60.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.34 4K Mixed 0.33 82% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 35%

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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	1,371x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,203x
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 $139Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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

MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

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