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Desktop
Desktop 0%
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Workstation
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 91.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive84.3% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140721
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 07 '18 at 11:19
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.7% Outstanding
Memory 97.1
1-Core 126
2-Core 254
90% 159 Pts
4-Core 501
8-Core 487
66% 494 Pts
64-Core 499
31% 499 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑
This bench: 91.7%
 Great: 79%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX300 120GB-$80
48GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M2CR010
SusWrite @10s intervals: 328 217 218 219 219 217 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
84.3% Excellent
Read 508
Write 457
Mixed 430
SusWrite 236
91% 408 MB/s
4K Read 33.3
4K Write 59.1
4K Mixed 40.9
134% 44.4 MB/s
DQ Read 173
DQ Write 170
DQ Mixed 208
146% 184 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑
This bench: 84.3%
 Great: 115%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
186GB free
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 483 388 291 291 291 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
127% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 487
Mixed 447
SusWrite 369
102% 452 MB/s
4K Read 48.7
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 64.5
218% 76.2 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 363
273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑
This bench: 127%
 Great: 128%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60
1.5TB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 118 120 118 121 120 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
67.8% Good
Read 117
Write 112
Mixed 79.5
SusWrite 119
79% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑
This bench: 67.8%
 Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsZ DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
80.4% Excellent
MC Read 29.4
MC Write 30.4
MC Mixed 24.4
80% 28.1 GB/s
SC Read 20
SC Write 24.2
SC Mixed 26
67% 23.4 GB/s
Latency 50.1
80% 50.1 ns
Poor: 31% ↑
This bench: 80.4%
 Great: 80%
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 4,028 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 56%
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Desktop
Desktop 77%
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Workstation
Workstation 44%
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Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) - $242

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel  $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples1,373x
Core i7-4770KIntel  $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples1,204x
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples390x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples319x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples316x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples310x
SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung  $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples165x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples147x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples144x
RAM
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples84x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples77x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples74x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $532
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $289Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175Nvidia RTX 4070 $550Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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