MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 78.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	40.7% 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	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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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	28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 19 '16 at 15:24
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	MAC-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing above expectations (84^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 way above expectations (98^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Memory 87.1 1-Core 113 2-Core 227 80% 142 Pts	4-Core 379 8-Core 583 60% 481 Pts	64-Core 583 36% 583 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% MSI(1462 2775) 3GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1201.0 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	40.7% Average	Lighting 53.1 Reflection 35.4 Parallax 64.9 43% 51.1 fps	MRender 33.8 Gravity 51.9 Splatting 44.2 36% 43.3 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor PX-256M5S 256GB 2,817 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 117GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st 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 100 100 927 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 676 (B1) Unknown 100 100 47955 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 72 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 234620 (F2) Unknown 100 100 175702	84.4% Excellent	Read 472 Write 376 Mixed 419 94% 422 MB/s	4K Read 22.9 4K Write 71 4K Mixed 31 112% 41.6 MB/s	DQ Read 65.7 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 70.4 86% 143 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 95%
Plextor M6S 256GB-$166 1,660 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 108GB free Firmware: 1.08 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd 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 19 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 90 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1 (AE) Unknown 100 100 12 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 2041 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 1216 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 12 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 510 (F1) Unknown 100 100 14168 (F2) Unknown 100 100 10790	102% Outstanding	Read 465 Write 418 Mixed 439 98% 441 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 86.2 4K Mixed 37.6 140% 51.3 MB/s	DQ Read 359 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 80.9 131% 252 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 855GB free Firmware: JB0OA3J0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 119 119 98784247810 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 664 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 705 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 367 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 22 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1097 (C2) HDA temperature 240 240 193274773529 (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 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0	74.3% Very good	Read 135 Write 124 Mixed 115 94% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.72 4K Write 1.44 4K Mixed 0.2 79% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 422GB free Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 152550104 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3180 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 66 60 5007012 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 3642 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 677 (B7) Unknown 98 98 2 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 72 52 471203868 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 5 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 92 92 17887 (C2) HDA temperature 28 48 68719476764 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -126284923403522 (F1) Unknown 100 253 4020197459 (F2) Unknown 100 253 183073111123	99.9% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 165 Mixed 160 127% 169 MB/s	4K Read 0.67 4K Write 2.06 4K Mixed 0.23 92% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown Team-Elite-1600 Samsung M378B1G73EB0-CK0 0423 Team-Elite-1600 Samsung M378B1G73EB0-CK0 32GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	58% Above average	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 16.6 57% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 20.8 SC Mixed 20.7 54% 19 GB/s	Latency 70.4 57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 58%

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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 $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 $295	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