MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	124% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	101% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). 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	20.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140220
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Apr 05 '19 at 21:33
Run Duration	314 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 4.3 GHz, turbo 5.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Memory 92.7 1-Core 125 2-Core 246 87% 154 Pts	4-Core 463 8-Core 465 62% 464 Pts	64-Core 477 30% 477 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 2183) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.67 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	124% Outstanding	Lighting 170 Reflection 165 Parallax 175 138% 170 fps	MRender 182 Gravity 145 Splatting 106 114% 144 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 118GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 72 75 74 77 77 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 476 Mixed 357 SusWrite 93.9 79% 355 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 55.5 194% 69 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 228 205% 310 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 118%
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226 35,454 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 34GB free Firmware: X41100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 212 171 122 69 70 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 436 Mixed 201 SusWrite 152 70% 314 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 39.3 170% 64.8 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 118 134% 233 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 107%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 304GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 115 116 114 116 116 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Read 91.5 Write 90 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 115 66% 89.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 112%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 11,959 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 519GB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 104 107 109 111 113 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	Read 87.5 Write 90.2 Mixed 98.7 SusWrite 107 72% 95.9 MB/s	4K Read 5.6 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.6 385% 3.6 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 94%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 515GB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 71 69 71 72 76 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	45.3% Average	Read 86 Write 87.5 Mixed 23.3 SusWrite 70.7 48% 66.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.5 167% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 87%
WDC WD40 EZRX-00SPEB0 4TB 116 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 550GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 76 77 75 76 72 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	45.7% Average	Read 147 Write 148 Mixed 106 SusWrite 75.6 157% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 123% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 61%
WDC WD15 EADS-00P8B0 1.5TB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 326GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 74 76 75 75 72 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	32.5% Below average	Read 90.2 Write 90.5 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 74.2 106% 78.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 57% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 32%
WD My Book 25EE 8TB 12,029 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2.5TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 80 83 78 78 79 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	Read 142 Write 151 Mixed 109 SusWrite 80.3 160% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.3 221% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 98%
WDC WD40 EZRZ-00WN9B0 4TB 49 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.7 2 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	24.8% Poor	Read 118 Write 116 Mixed 92 SusWrite 1.7 104% 82 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 112% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 24.8% Great: 61%
WD easystore 25FB 8TB 7,734 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 436GB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 123 125 124 122 123 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	60.5% Good	Read 129 Write 137 Mixed 95.8 SusWrite 122 164% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.2 210% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 86%
WD My Book 25EE 8TB 12,029 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 3TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 103 105 106 106 106 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	58% Above average	Read 142 Write 151 Mixed 105 SusWrite 104 168% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 1.2 204% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 0215 CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 KHX1600C10D3/8G 0215 CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 32GB 35 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	61.2% Good	MC Read 21.3 MC Write 22.3 MC Mixed 19.2 60% 20.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 21.7 SC Mixed 19.4 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 62.7 64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 76%

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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 $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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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $532

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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