MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics48.7% 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 Drive41.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory25.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140530
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 01 '17 at 23:46
Run Duration196 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.8% Excellent
Memory 97.7
1-Core 115
2-Core 236
85% 149 Pts
4-Core 441
8-Core 434
59% 438 Pts
64-Core 452
28% 452 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329
Gigabyte(1458 3604) 3GB
CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 388.0
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
48.7% Average
Lighting 59
Reflection 52.6
Parallax 69.8
48% 60.5 fps
MRender 67.9
Gravity 67.9
Splatting 50.7
50% 62.2 fps
Poor: 41%
This bench: 48.7%
Great: 49%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
233GB free
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
91.7% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 230
Mixed 357
80% 365 MB/s
4K Read 45.6
4K Write 82.4
4K Mixed 28
148% 52 MB/s
DQ Read 371
DQ Write 244
DQ Mixed 83.8
123% 233 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 91.7%
Great: 118%
Mushkin Chronos 240GB-$99
14GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 560ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
41.8% Average
Read 477
Write 114
Mixed 106
50% 232 MB/s
4K Read 1.51
4K Write 55
4K Mixed 4.03
37% 20.2 MB/s
DQ Read 49.4
DQ Write 191
DQ Mixed 19.4
44% 86.6 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 41.8%
Great: 91%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$178
3TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 181
Write 168
Mixed 143
123% 164 MB/s
4K Read 0.77
4K Write 3.14
4K Mixed 0.24
117% 1.38 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 100%
Great: 98%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 1TB
624GB free
Firmware: 0107
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
61.6% Good
Read 109
Write 105
Mixed 76.4
72% 96.5 MB/s
4K Read 1.52
4K Write 4.57
4K Mixed 0.46
199% 2.18 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 61.6%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
80.6% Excellent
MC Read 27.2
MC Write 31.6
MC Mixed 25.1
80% 28 GB/s
SC Read 21.9
SC Write 22.1
SC Mixed 27.1
68% 23.7 GB/s
Latency 47.3
84% 47.3 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 119%

 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 4,003 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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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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