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MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 67.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	2.18% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	63.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Very high background CPU (63%). 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	6 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130818
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 05 '18 at 04:28
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	63%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$52 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	67.3% Good	Memory 82.1 1-Core 92 2-Core 177 68% 117 Pts	4-Core 294 8-Core 358 42% 326 Pts	64-Core 374 23% 374 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EA) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.71 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	2.18% Terrible	Lighting 0.13 Reflection 9.58 Parallax 8.28 0% 6 fps	MRender 0.24 Gravity 8.9 Splatting 11.5 6% 6.89 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 2.18% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 187GB free Firmware: X41200RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 6186 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 318 (A5) Unknown 100 100 9568366 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 46 (A8) Unknown 100 100 19 (A9) Unknown 100 100 445 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 3 (AE) Unknown 100 100 17 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 74 62 266289020954 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 133146738730 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 1787 (EA) Unknown 100 100 2271 (F1) Unknown 253 253 2049 (F2) Unknown 253 253 3452 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	59.3% Above average	Read 479 Write 207 Mixed 270 70% 319 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 41 4K Mixed 21.1 85% 28.6 MB/s	DQ Read 28.9 DQ Write 48 DQ Mixed 18.4 20% 31.7 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 108%
Crucial M4 128GB-$116 34,516 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0309 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^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 9681 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1817 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 91 91 298 (AE) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 14431147264439 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 106 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 0 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (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 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 91 91 9 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0	63.1% Good	Read 476 Write 189 Mixed 271 68% 312 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 74.8 4K Mixed 12.1 96% 37.9 MB/s	DQ Read 128 DQ Write 106 DQ Mixed 13.6 38% 82.4 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 72%
Hitachi HDS5C3020ALA632 2TB-$270 9,828 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 170GB free Firmware: ML6OA580 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 134 134 101 (03) Spinup time 137 137 34385822096 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 15024 (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 31239 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2285 (C0) Power-off retract count 88 88 15028 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 88 88 15028 (C2) HDA temperature 214 214 214748823580 (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	58.8% Above average	Read 102 Write 103 Mixed 94.7 75% 99.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.48 4K Write 1.32 4K Mixed 0.23 70% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBRL 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBRL 0420 F3-12800CL9-2GBNQ 0420 F3-12800CL9-2GBNQ 12GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 2048, 2048 MB Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	34% Below average	MC Read 11.1 MC Write 13.3 MC Mixed 11.1 34% 11.8 GB/s	SC Read 6.9 SC Write 8.4 SC Mixed 6.3 21% 7.2 GB/s	Latency 76.7 52% 76.7 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 53%

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Typical Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 4,160 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 56%

Gunboat

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 44%

Speed boat

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

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $52Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	1,416x
Core i7-4770KIntel $82Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,250x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	404x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $170Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	333x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	324x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	321x

SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $88Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	170x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	151x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	148x

RAM
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	87x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	79x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples	76x

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Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $552

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $135
Intel Core i5-12400F $112	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $380	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $75
Intel Core i5-13600K $248	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $350