MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 55.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics75.3% 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 Drive62.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (40%). 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)
Memory4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130922
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateDec 10 '17 at 00:06
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU 40%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 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 i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
55.6% Above average
Memory 58.4
1-Core 92.7
2-Core 177
61% 109 Pts
4-Core 310
8-Core 282
40% 296 Pts
64-Core 310
19% 310 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 55.6%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.59
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
75.3% Very good
Lighting 94.1
Reflection 105
Parallax 102
77% 100 fps
MRender 93
Gravity 89.1
Splatting 85.7
73% 89.3 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB-$70
20GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 507KC4 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
62.8% Good
Read 289
Write 184
Mixed 214
51% 229 MB/s
4K Read 24.9
4K Write 69.3
4K Mixed 21.4
102% 38.5 MB/s
DQ Read 262
DQ Write 175
DQ Mixed 53.6
84% 163 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 62.8%
Great: 94%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
1TB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
53.3% Above average
Read 91.6
Write 93.9
Mixed 88.1
69% 91.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.66
4K Write 1.99
4K Mixed 0.23
90% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 53.3%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
19.1% Very poor
MC Read 5.8
MC Write 7
MC Mixed 5.9
18% 6.23 GB/s
SC Read 5.4
SC Write 6
SC Mixed 6.4
17% 5.93 GB/s
Latency 132
30% 132 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 19.1%
Great: 61%

 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 4,004 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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