MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive79.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140721
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 13 '20 at 17:01
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU1%
Watch Gameplay: Vega-56 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (68th 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
89.9% Excellent
Memory 88.9
1-Core 133
2-Core 269
90% 164 Pts
4-Core 524
8-Core 531
70% 527 Pts
64-Core 519
32% 519 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170
CLim: 1692 MHz, MLim: 920 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.4.2
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 71% Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
47GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 124 124 125 127 116 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
79.4% Very good
Read 356
Write 150
Mixed 210
SusWrite 123
46% 210 MB/s
4K Read 36.3
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 39.2
164% 62.1 MB/s
DQ Read 200
DQ Write 157
DQ Mixed 162
126% 173 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 73%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 1TB
109GB free
Firmware: A560
SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 60 60 58 60 61 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
37.2% Below average
Read 69.8
Write 72
Mixed 27.2
SusWrite 59.6
42% 57.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.5
102% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 37.2%
Great: 57%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
254GB free
Firmware: CC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 102 98 97 98 98 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
70.2% Very good
Read 146
Write 120
Mixed 87.2
SusWrite 98.8
83% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX KHX1600C9D3/4GX KHX1600C9D3/8GX 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
61.5% Good
MC Read 22.1
MC Write 23.2
MC Mixed 17.6
60% 21 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 24.3
SC Mixed 19.8
59% 20.8 GB/s
Latency 68.6
58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 61.5%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 4,015 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $532
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