MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	94% 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.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, ,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 22 '17 at 18:55
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Memory 94.7 1-Core 121 2-Core 239 86% 152 Pts	4-Core 451 8-Core 621 68% 536 Pts	64-Core 621 38% 621 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Asus(1043 8549) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.31 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 70% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB-$400 12,355 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 164GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.5 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 6 0 6 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 28823 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2181 (E8) Unknown 100 100 75670878057 (E9) Unknown 96 0 96	94% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 415 Mixed 412 98% 439 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 23.1 146% 59.9 MB/s	DQ Read 34.8 DQ Write 264 DQ Mixed 80.8 83% 126 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 106%
OCZ Trion 150 480GB-$300 13,412 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 154GB free Firmware: SAFZ12.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 7692 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 66 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 198 198 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 27 (C2) HDA temperature 78 34 283468824598 (F1) Unknown 100 100 157086	81.8% Excellent	Read 515 Write 354 Mixed 350 90% 406 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 74.3 4K Mixed 9.81 100% 38.6 MB/s	DQ Read 319 DQ Write 204 DQ Mixed 43.1 91% 189 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 101%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 106GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 184 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 6 (B1) Unknown 99 99 1 (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 73 36 27 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 99 99 2037924602	113% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 414 Mixed 421 100% 449 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 46.4 183% 65.3 MB/s	DQ Read 343 DQ Write 168 DQ Mixed 122 126% 211 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 134%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 150GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 174 169 4258 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1845 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 71 71 21659 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 439 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 128 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 31 31 507367 (C2) HDA temperature 123 93 24 (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
Poor: 38% Great: 85%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 150GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 177 172 4116 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1842 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 71 71 21659 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 439 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 128 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 28 28 518466 (C2) HDA temperature 124 94 23 (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
Poor: 38% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CML8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 459 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 21.9 MC Mixed 18.3 58% 20.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 21.4 SC Mixed 19.9 54% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 58 69% 58 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 64%

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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 $274	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