MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	52.7% 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	66.9% 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.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20130517
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 10 '17 at 11:50
Run Duration	114 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4570-$99 129,272 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	72.4% Very good	Memory 91.3 1-Core 98.5 2-Core 195 75% 128 Pts	4-Core 305 8-Core 339 42% 322 Pts	64-Core 393 24% 393 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Nvidia(10DE 1116) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 387.92 Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.7% Above average	Lighting 76.6 Reflection 80.2 Parallax 72.2 62% 76.3 fps	MRender 20 Gravity 59.2 Splatting 42.3 34% 40.5 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 171GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z33130RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 100 2 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2 (A5) Unknown 100 100 917511 (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 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 56 50 214748364844 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 8590065666 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 47 (EA) Unknown 100 100 73 (F1) Unknown 253 253 65 (F2) Unknown 253 253 30 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	66.9% Good	Read 492 Write 185 Mixed 268 69% 315 MB/s	4K Read 18.8 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 6.97 93% 43.8 MB/s	DQ Read 202 DQ Write 246 DQ Mixed 10.4 67% 153 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 86%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 395GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 173 173 2308 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 537 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 68 68 23974 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 520 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 59 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 477 (C2) HDA temperature 111 97 32 (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	76.6% Very good	Read 111 Write 156 Mixed 107 93% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.38 4K Write 2.46 4K Mixed 0.34 99% 1.06 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 5,808 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	59.8% Above average	MC Read 22.2 MC Write 22.8 MC Mixed 18.7 61% 21.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 16.4 SC Mixed 15.8 44% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 65.3 61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 63%

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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%

Gunboat

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 44%

Speed boat

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 $300	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