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 as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Graphics	43.3% 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	58.2% 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.

High background CPU (21%). 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	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140220
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 26 '15 at 16:20
Run Duration	575 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing as expected (48^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		1-Core 108 2-Core 201 71% 155 Pts	4-Core 358 8-Core 546 56% 452 Pts	64-Core 489 30% 489 Pts
Poor: 67% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329 50,279 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Asus(1043 8469) 3GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.5891 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	43.3% Average	Lighting 54 Reflection 49 Parallax 62 44% 55 fps	MRender 65.2 Gravity 44.2 Splatting 46.5 42% 52 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB-$70 27,495 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 7GB free (System drive) Firmware: 541ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 10753332 (05) Reallocated sector count 99 99 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 -122638496165833 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1615 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 58 (B1) Unknown 0 0 98 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 23 33 73016606743 (C2) HDA temperature 23 33 73016606743 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 10753332 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 10753332 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 10753332 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 9127 (EA) Unknown 0 0 6962 (F1) Unknown 0 0 6962 (F2) Unknown 0 0 5348	58.2% Above average	Read 393 Write 175 Mixed 225 58% 264 MB/s	4K Read 7.57 4K Write 78.7 4K Mixed 16.8 75% 34.4 MB/s	DQ Read 215 DQ Write 204 DQ Mixed 67.5 90% 162 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 94%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC29 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 99 203590216 (03) Spinup time 94 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2759 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 70 60 12354641 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 4122 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1610 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BE) vendor-specific 76 63 403898392 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 53 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 81 81 39113 (C2) HDA temperature 24 40 73014444056 (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 -116453743262290 (F1) Unknown 100 253 4312721040 (F2) Unknown 100 253 7163979355	92.9% Outstanding	Read 155 Write 170 Mixed 152 120% 159 MB/s	4K Read 0.62 4K Write 1.13 4K Mixed 0.3 80% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 113%
Generic- SD/MMC 2GB 243 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 2GB free, PID null Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	6.86% Terrible	Read 18.9 Write 3.15 Mixed 5.25 9% 9.09 MB/s	4K Read 2.74 4K Write 0.91 4K Mixed 0.74 66% 1.46 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.86% Great: 7%

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Typical Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 4,010 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $127Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	1,367x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,199x
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	146x
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: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $597

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $45	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

MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)