MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 72.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	53.1% 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	84.4% 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	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130818
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 04 '18 at 13:09
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (47^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-$62 129,272 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	72.2% Very good	Memory 78.5 1-Core 102 2-Core 202 72% 127 Pts	4-Core 380 8-Core 386 51% 383 Pts	64-Core 365 23% 365 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	53.1% Above average	Lighting 67.9 Reflection 66.7 Parallax 60 55% 64.9 fps	MRender 70.5 Gravity 61.7 Splatting 50.1 49% 60.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: U21010RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 223 100 4319 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1606 (A6) Unknown 100 100 6472 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 6524 (A9) Unknown 100 100 29 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 6480 (AE) Unknown 100 100 37 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 56 100 223338299436 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 6320 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 216 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 1204731 (F1) Unknown 253 253 13899 (F2) Unknown 253 253 14380	84.4% Excellent	Read 491 Write 416 Mixed 447 101% 451 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 94 4K Mixed 5.56 102% 43.2 MB/s	DQ Read 255 DQ Write 253 DQ Mixed 35.6 87% 181 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 86%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 482GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 171 162 4450 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4722 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 86 86 10831 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2222 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 68 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 155 155 135079 (C2) HDA temperature 122 108 25 (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	44.1% Average	Read 81.6 Write 71.8 Mixed 80.3 59% 77.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.89 4K Mixed 0.22 80% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 84%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 105GB free Firmware: JP4OA3EA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 98 98 131075 (02) Throughput performance 135 135 97 (03) Spinup time 121 121 25790447927 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 12503 (05) Reallocated sector count 56 56 846 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 138 138 31 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 19051 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 4258 (C0) Power-off retract count 90 90 12514 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 90 90 12514 (C2) HDA temperature 222 222 184684052507 (C4) Reallocation count 62 62 880 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 162 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 667	45.3% Average	Read 76.8 Write 81 Mixed 54.2 53% 70.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.67 4K Write 1.01 4K Mixed 0.29 78% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 74%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 17GB free Firmware: JP4OA3EA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 136 136 94 (03) Spinup time 119 119 25790579007 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 9125 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 138 138 31 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 20763 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 4502 (C0) Power-off retract count 93 93 9129 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 93 93 9129 (C2) HDA temperature 214 214 180389150748 (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	42.4% Average	Read 70 Write 77.8 Mixed 87.9 60% 78.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.51 4K Write 1.11 4K Mixed 0.34 80% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 10,124 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	28.2% Poor	MC Read 9.1 MC Write 9.6 MC Mixed 8.4 26% 9.03 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 9.1 SC Mixed 9.4 26% 8.93 GB/s	Latency 83.4 48% 83.4 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 28.2% Great: 62%

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Gaming 56%

Gunboat

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 44%

Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) - $242

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	1,365x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,198x
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	145x
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 $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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