MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics43.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive33.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140220
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJun 27 '17 at 21:24
Run Duration165 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st 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
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.4% Excellent
Memory 97.9
1-Core 115
2-Core 231
85% 148 Pts
4-Core 437
8-Core 418
58% 427 Pts
64-Core 446
28% 446 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500
CLim: 1150 MHz, MLim: 1600 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.6.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
43.1% Average
Lighting 56.6
Reflection 38
Parallax 71.2
46% 55.2 fps
MRender 35.7
Gravity 53.2
Splatting 46.2
37% 45 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 43.1%
Great: 39%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM05B0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile)
33.2% Below average
Read 367
Write 95.6
Mixed 121
42% 195 MB/s
4K Read 8.41
4K Write 42.9
4K Mixed 2.86
39% 18 MB/s
DQ Read 58.6
DQ Write 21.9
DQ Mixed 21.3
21% 33.9 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 33.2%
Great: 110%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
14GB free
Firmware: 505ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
69.7% Good
Read 522
Write 124
Mixed 173
59% 273 MB/s
4K Read 35.1
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 15.4
128% 51.3 MB/s
DQ Read 103
DQ Write 119
DQ Mixed 38.3
49% 86.8 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 73%
WD Re 2TB-$54
86GB free
Firmware: 01.01D02 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
50.3% Above average
Read 102
Write 72.6
Mixed 6.89
44% 60.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.45
4K Write 3.06
4K Mixed 0.5
131% 1.34 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 50.3%
Great: 83%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
89.3% Excellent
MC Read 32.2
MC Write 34.2
MC Mixed 29.5
91% 32 GB/s
SC Read 20.4
SC Write 21.9
SC Mixed 25.9
65% 22.7 GB/s
Latency 46.5
86% 46.5 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 89.3%
Great: 84%

 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 4,010 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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