MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics54.9% 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 Drive48.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130818
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateNov 03 '18 at 01:02
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 42%
Watch Gameplay: 580 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4570-$99
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.1% Very good
Memory 89.8
1-Core 95.4
2-Core 194
74% 126 Pts
4-Core 374
8-Core 376
50% 375 Pts
64-Core 377
23% 377 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1340 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.10.2
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
54.9% Above average
Lighting 69.8
Reflection 68.5
Parallax 86.7
57% 75 fps
MRender 67.4
Gravity 66.7
Splatting 55.6
51% 63.2 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 54.9%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingdian S200 60GB
11GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0831A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 79 79 79 76 73 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
48.1% Average
Read 442
Write 63.5
Mixed 103
SusWrite 77.6
37% 172 MB/s
4K Read 16.5
4K Write 74.9
4K Mixed 9.3
77% 33.6 MB/s
DQ Read 94
DQ Write 77.7
DQ Mixed 55.6
50% 75.8 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 48.1%
Great: 69%
Transcend SSD220 240GB-$35
70GB free
Firmware: R0123A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 11 43 29 12 20 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
56.7% Above average
Read 462
Write 404
Mixed 346
SusWrite 78.6
72% 323 MB/s
4K Read 19.1
4K Write 65.1
4K Mixed 15.3
83% 33.2 MB/s
DQ Read 84.3
DQ Write 318
DQ Mixed 21.1
68% 141 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 56.7%
Great: 93%
Hitachi HDS721032CLA362 320GB-$150
284GB free
Firmware: JPFOA3GH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 87 90 88 89 89 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
51.3% Above average
Read 89.8
Write 87.8
Mixed 52.7
SusWrite 88.9
59% 79.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 51.3%
Great: 50%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX KHX1866C10D3/4G KHX1600C9D3/4GX KHX1866C10D3/4G 16GB
1600, 1333, 1600, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
58.6% Above average
MC Read 20.9
MC Write 22.5
MC Mixed 17.9
58% 20.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 17.8
SC Mixed 18.2
48% 17 GB/s
Latency 67.6
59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 58.6%
Great: 63%

 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: 87% - Excellent Total price: $597
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