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 way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 89%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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	5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130517
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 23 '19 at 23:42
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^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-$127 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Memory 98.2 1-Core 114 2-Core 234 85% 148 Pts	4-Core 467 8-Core 438 61% 452 Pts	64-Core 459 28% 459 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 79%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM841 mSATA 256GB 1,284 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 171GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM44D6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 412 408 396 397 404 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 410 Mixed 299 SusWrite 389 90% 400 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 78.5 4K Mixed 38.3 140% 49.8 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 283 DQ Mixed 142 158% 268 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 99%
Intel X25-M 80GB 12,660 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 71GB free Firmware: 2CV102HD SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 75 78 77 76 78 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	43.8% Average	Read 257 Write 78 Mixed 112 SusWrite 76 29% 131 MB/s	4K Read 22.9 4K Write 62.9 4K Mixed 11.6 83% 32.5 MB/s	DQ Read 155 DQ Write 73.3 DQ Mixed 77.6 67% 102 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 44%
Samsung MZ7LN128HCHP-000H1 128GB 5,673 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 119GB free Firmware: EMT02H0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 150 149 149 150 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 153 Mixed 202 SusWrite 150 56% 253 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 41 174% 66.8 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 150 DQ Mixed 188 160% 240 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: VX14 SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 212 211 214 212 214 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 992084 (997084) 2x4GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	MC Read 31 MC Write 31.9 MC Mixed 26.5 85% 29.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 21 57% 20.1 GB/s	Latency 45.2 88% 45.2 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 89%

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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