MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 95%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
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 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 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics105% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130517
Uptime9.2 Days
Run DateMar 03 '18 at 03:16
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%
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 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 i5-4670K-$127
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
88.7% Excellent
Memory 97
1-Core 119
2-Core 238
86% 151 Pts
4-Core 463
8-Core 476
62% 469 Pts
64-Core 471
29% 471 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 88.7%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
105% Outstanding
Lighting 136
Reflection 150
Parallax 128
111% 138 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 135
Splatting 108
97% 119 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 105%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Pro 256GB-$90
176GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVM01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 78% Great: 131%
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100
48GB free
Firmware: 506ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
62.9% Good
Read 477
Write 209
Mixed 257
69% 314 MB/s
4K Read 23.7
4K Write 49.5
4K Mixed 11.7
77% 28.3 MB/s
DQ Read 192
DQ Write 207
DQ Mixed 53
80% 151 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 62.9%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
86.8% Excellent
MC Read 32.4
MC Write 33.6
MC Mixed 27.1
89% 31 GB/s
SC Read 20.4
SC Write 22.1
SC Mixed 26.4
66% 23 GB/s
Latency 50.4
79% 50.4 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 85%

 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: 87% - Excellent Total price: $597
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HDDRAMUSB
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