MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	28.2% 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	102% 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.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140530
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 30 '17 at 12:42
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Memory 96.4 1-Core 103 2-Core 198 78% 133 Pts	4-Core 346 8-Core 334 46% 340 Pts	64-Core 371 23% 371 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 2847) 2GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	28.2% Poor	Lighting 33.1 Reflection 30.1 Parallax 38 27% 33.7 fps	MRender 41.1 Gravity 39.9 Splatting 33.5 31% 38.1 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 28.2% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 368GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 3867 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 851 (B1) Unknown 99 99 16 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 55 31 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 22 (F1) Unknown 99 99 24535932218	102% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 396 Mixed 414 98% 441 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 91.8 4K Mixed 27.9 152% 54.7 MB/s	DQ Read 333 DQ Write 254 DQ Mixed 107 131% 231 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 134%
Hitachi HUA722010CLA330 1TB-$38 10,195 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 1.5TB free Firmware: JP4OA3EA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 137 137 90 (03) Spinup time 121 121 25790185784 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 2201 (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 14983 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1433 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 2214 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 2214 (C2) HDA temperature 193 193 206159413279 (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	76.5% Very good	Read 128 Write 139 Mixed 135 101% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.74 4K Write 1.25 4K Mixed 0.37 95% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 76%
Seagate ST3750528AS 750GB-$65 22,230 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 698GB free Firmware: CC44 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 111 99 29481546 (03) Spinup time 95 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3755 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 85 60 4640063988 (09) Power-on hours count 84 84 14305 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3756 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 65554 (BD) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BE) vendor-specific 71 49 488374301 (C2) HDA temperature 29 51 51539607581 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 29 28 29481546 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 31 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -21642340180521 (F1) Unknown 100 253 1695523801 (F2) Unknown 100 253 3182335950	55.9% Above average	Read 99.4 Write 95.4 Mixed 89.6 71% 94.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.83 4K Write 1.27 4K Mixed 0.56 120% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 65%
Hitachi HUA722010CLA330 1TB-$38 10,195 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 246GB free Firmware: JP4OA3EA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 136 136 93 (03) Spinup time 119 119 25790644544 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 3369 (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 97 97 22825 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1616 (C0) Power-off retract count 98 98 3405 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 3405 (C2) HDA temperature 181 181 210454380577 (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	42.9% Average	Read 84.7 Write 64.8 Mixed 77.7 57% 75.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.36 4K Write 1.22 4K Mixed 0.31 71% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 76%
Hitachi HUA722010CLA330 1TB-$38 10,195 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 170GB free Firmware: JP4OA3EA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 136 136 94 (03) Spinup time 121 121 25790316858 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 3644 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 25 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 140 140 30 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 22834 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1617 (C0) Power-off retract count 97 97 3683 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 3683 (C2) HDA temperature 187 187 253404053536 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 26 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	46.9% Average	Read 94.6 Write 68.8 Mixed 88.4 64% 83.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.69 4K Write 1.25 4K Mixed 0.31 87% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	69.3% Good	MC Read 25.1 MC Write 25.6 MC Mixed 22.2 69% 24.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 19.1 SC Mixed 20.7 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 52.7 76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 72%

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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	1,367x
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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Total price: $532

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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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