MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics93.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive87.7% 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
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory6.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130517
Uptime6 Days
Run DateMay 21 '17 at 01:38
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
69% Good
Memory 80.5
1-Core 97.8
2-Core 184
70% 121 Pts
4-Core 311
8-Core 456
48% 384 Pts
64-Core 456
28% 456 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 69%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
93.5% Outstanding
Lighting 121
Reflection 122
Parallax 119
98% 121 fps
MRender 99.4
Gravity 114
Splatting 96.1
84% 103 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 93.5%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 750GB-$310
61GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
87.7% Excellent
Read 493
Write 333
Mixed 343
86% 390 MB/s
4K Read 40.2
4K Write 65.8
4K Mixed 21.8
124% 42.6 MB/s
DQ Read 301
DQ Write 215
DQ Mixed 77
106% 198 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$88
283GB free
Firmware: CC1H Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
40.5% Average
Read 73.4
Write 67.5
Mixed 70.3
53% 70.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.39
4K Write 1.26
4K Mixed 0.35
79% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 40.5%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
53.1% Above average
MC Read 20
MC Write 20.4
MC Mixed 16
54% 18.8 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 16.7
SC Mixed 14.4
42% 14.6 GB/s
Latency 79.6
50% 79.6 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 53.1%
Great: 86%

 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 4,000 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) - $242

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