MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 86.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics38.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 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.
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20131202
Uptime3.4 Days
Run DateAug 17 '17 at 01:28
Run Duration186 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770-$75
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.7% Excellent
Memory 97.1
1-Core 113
2-Core 223
83% 145 Pts
4-Core 413
8-Core 587
63% 500 Pts
64-Core 588
36% 588 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 86.7%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279
Gigabyte(1458 360C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 384.76
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
38.7% Below average
Lighting 46.8
Reflection 41.8
Parallax 55.7
38% 48.1 fps
MRender 57.2
Gravity 53.4
Splatting 39.4
40% 50 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 38.7%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
378GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC27 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
76.6% Very good
Read 138
Write 129
Mixed 79.7
86% 116 MB/s
4K Read 0.49
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.21
68% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 76.6%
Great: 114%
WD My Passport Essential USB 3.0 500GB
70GB free, PID 0730
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
25.1% Poor
Read 54.9
Write 59.1
Mixed 18.6
54% 44.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.33
4K Write 1.37
4K Mixed 0.12
52% 0.61 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 25.1%
Great: 32%
Corsair Flash Survivor USB 3.0 16GB-$48
4GB free, PID 1a04
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
19.3% Very poor
Read 74
Write 22.3
Mixed 25.8
42% 40.7 MB/s
4K Read 14.7
4K Write 0.06
4K Mixed 0.03
58% 4.94 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 19.3%
Great: 36%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
72.6% Very good
MC Read 26.4
MC Write 26
MC Mixed 22.9
72% 25.1 GB/s
SC Read 18.4
SC Write 20.3
SC Mixed 24.5
60% 21.1 GB/s
Latency 49.9
80% 49.9 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 72.6%
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 4,018 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
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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