MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	27.9% 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	41.5% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140220
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 04 '18 at 16:07
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Memory 89.2 1-Core 113 2-Core 220 80% 141 Pts	4-Core 422 8-Core 428 57% 425 Pts	64-Core 421 26% 421 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7870-$203 42,130 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Asus(1043 0432) 2GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1200 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.3.4 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	27.9% Poor	Lighting 35 Reflection 32.2 Parallax 43.4 29% 36.9 fps	MRender 28.3 Gravity 29.9 Splatting 37.1 27% 31.8 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 27.9% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin ECO2 240GB-$109 340 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 7276300 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 -38457137168224 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 8 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 0 (B1) Unknown 0 0 1 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 27 62 21478899739 (C2) HDA temperature 27 62 21478899739 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 7276300 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 7276300 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 7276300 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 95 95 150323855360 (E9) Unknown 0 0 4294967050 (EA) Unknown 0 0 154 (F1) Unknown 0 0 154 (F2) Unknown 0 0 113	41.5% Average	Read 217 Write 134 Mixed 167 38% 172 MB/s	4K Read 11 4K Write 97 4K Mixed 5.79 75% 37.9 MB/s	DQ Read 59.9 DQ Write 98.4 DQ Mixed 31.3 37% 63.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 83%
WD Black 640GB (2008)-$25 19,988 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 593GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 23 (03) Spinup time 162 153 4900 (04) Start/Stop count 91 91 9619 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 43 43 42132 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4648 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 364 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 197 197 9594 (C2) HDA temperature 124 90 23 (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	64.3% Good	Read 125 Write 98.6 Mixed 90.6 78% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.63 4K Write 1.97 4K Mixed 0.48 116% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 65%
WD WD360GD-00FNA0 37GB 465 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 16GB free Firmware: 33.08F33 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 118 114 2625 (04) Start/Stop count 91 91 9919 (05) Reallocated sector count 198 198 30 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 52 52 35276 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4705 (C2) HDA temperature 130 95 17 (C4) Reallocation count 194 194 6 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 253 1 (C8) Write error rate 200 179 0	34% Below average	Read 57.1 Write 61 Mixed 52.6 43% 56.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.74 4K Write 1.92 4K Mixed 0.53 125% 1.06 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB 5,448 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	60.4% Good	MC Read 21.7 MC Write 22.7 MC Mixed 18.2 60% 20.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 20.8 SC Mixed 19.3 54% 18.9 GB/s	Latency 68.2 59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 86%

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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	1,365x
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 $129Bench 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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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