MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	36.2% 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	81% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131202
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 26 '18 at 15:29
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770-$75 176,321 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	Memory 86 1-Core 107 2-Core 208 76% 134 Pts	4-Core 336 8-Core 582 56% 459 Pts	64-Core 579 36% 579 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% MSI(1462 2825) 2GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	36.2% Below average	Lighting 43.4 Reflection 40.1 Parallax 53.2 35% 45.6 fps	MRender 54.2 Gravity 50.7 Splatting 37.2 38% 47.4 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 157GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 17238 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1186 (B1) Unknown 85 85 178 (B3) Unknown 100 1 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 76 54 24 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 31 (F1) Unknown 99 99 99966572188	81% Excellent	Read 502 Write 342 Mixed 349 88% 398 MB/s	4K Read 42.7 4K Write 67.9 4K Mixed 21.6 128% 44.1 MB/s	DQ Read 44 DQ Write 73.9 DQ Mixed 65 48% 61 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 118%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 124GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 7940 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 785 (B1) Unknown 99 99 10 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 80 56 20 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 13 (F1) Unknown 99 99 10874343271	114% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 407 Mixed 414 98% 443 MB/s	4K Read 46.1 4K Write 91.7 4K Mixed 47.6 179% 61.8 MB/s	DQ Read 342 DQ Write 271 DQ Mixed 106 134% 239 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 134%
Hitachi HDS5C3020ALA632 2TB-$270 9,828 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1TB free Firmware: ML6OA580 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 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 135 135 99 (03) Spinup time 130 130 34386870702 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 8321 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 146 146 29 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 35745 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2126 (C0) Power-off retract count 94 94 8323 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 94 94 8323 (C2) HDA temperature 253 253 197568823318 (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	37.4% Below average	Read 63.7 Write 66.5 Mixed 56.4 47% 62.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.12 4K Mixed 0.28 69% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 73%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 320GB-$59 5,970 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 139GB free Firmware: GM3OA52A Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 127 127 166 (03) Spinup time 114 114 25791168857 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 6303 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 15 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 131 131 29 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 54029 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2677 (C0) Power-off retract count 95 95 7096 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 95 95 7096 (C2) HDA temperature 253 253 223338627094 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 18 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	39.8% Below average	Read 66.5 Write 72.3 Mixed 71.7 53% 70.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 1.28 4K Mixed 0.32 77% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 39.8% Great: 46%
Hitachi HDS5C3020ALA632 2TB-$270 9,828 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 11GB free Firmware: ML6OAA10 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 135 135 96 (03) Spinup time 137 137 34385887635 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 7980 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 144 144 30 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 28867 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1857 (C0) Power-off retract count 94 94 8361 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 94 94 8361 (C2) HDA temperature 253 253 201863790613 (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	44% Average	Read 75.8 Write 77.6 Mixed 77.1 58% 76.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.33 4K Write 1.38 4K Mixed 0.32 75% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G 0215 CMY8GX3M2A1866C9 KHX1866C10D3/4G 0215 CMY8GX3M2A1866C9 16GB 49 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1400, 1400, 1400, 1400 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	50% Above average	MC Read 17.5 MC Write 18.3 MC Mixed 15.3 49% 17 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 18 SC Mixed 15.7 45% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 70%

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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 $62Bench 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: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $532

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