MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 80% Battleship	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	56.1% 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	74.6% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). 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	4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	4.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '17 at 21:07
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670-$52 49,019 User benchmarks, average bench 66% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	73.1% Very good	Memory 86.5 1-Core 94.6 2-Core 198 73% 126 Pts	4-Core 346 8-Core 346 46% 346 Pts	64-Core 391 24% 391 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Asus(1043 0470) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1080 MHz, MLim: 1260 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	Lighting 69.2 Reflection 63.3 Parallax 82 56% 71.5 fps	MRender 62 Gravity 54.1 Splatting 81.4 56% 65.8 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 mSATA 120GB-$398 916 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU03 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 11205 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2177 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 82 82 548 (AE) Unknown 100 100 187 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1990 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 48 35 279172874292 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 16 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 82 82 18 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 42313297463 (F7) Unknown 100 100 236057717 (F8) Unknown 100 100 2992828396	74.6% Very good	Read 488 Write 138 Mixed 213 61% 280 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 26.9 127% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 257 DQ Write 133 DQ Mixed 40.9 72% 144 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 73%
Intel 535 Series 240GB-$200 9,142 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 19GB free Firmware: RG20 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 5821 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1045 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 33 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 33 100 64427458593 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 33 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 226099 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 66 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 99 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 226099 (F2) Unknown 100 100 460595 (F9) Unknown 100 100 19192	83.2% Excellent	Read 513 Write 245 Mixed 301 78% 353 MB/s	4K Read 25.7 4K Write 96.3 4K Mixed 24.5 121% 48.8 MB/s	DQ Read 294 DQ Write 228 DQ Mixed 66.9 103% 197 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 95%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 906GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 250 145 6491 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4475 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 84 84 12279 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2265 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 176 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 4298 (C2) HDA temperature 114 103 38 (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	60.8% Good	Read 110 Write 101 Mixed 98.4 78% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.52 4K Write 2.51 4K Mixed 0.3 101% 1.11 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 112%
Hitachi HDS721010DLE630 1TB-$150 19,279 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 360GB free Firmware: MS2OA5R0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 131 131 111 (03) Spinup time 148 148 12894666912 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 3867 (05) Reallocated sector count 1 1 2001 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 115 115 34 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 12497 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2316 (C0) Power-off retract count 96 96 5220 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 96 96 5220 (C2) HDA temperature 176 176 197569740834 (C4) Reallocation count 1 1 2057 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 32 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	59.2% Above average	Read 105 Write 102 Mixed 132 86% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.28 4K Write 0.25 4K Mixed 0.14 32% 0.22 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 2400 C11 2x4GB 787 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	53% Above average	MC Read 18.5 MC Write 20.3 MC Mixed 16.6 53% 18.5 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 15.4 SC Mixed 16.9 43% 15 GB/s	Latency 70.9 56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 82%

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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