MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
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 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics60.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive113% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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
5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben, 1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150313
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 03 '18 at 14:14
Run Duration167 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU2%

 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 i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.6% Outstanding
Memory 95.6
1-Core 126
2-Core 256
90% 159 Pts
4-Core 505
8-Core 510
68% 508 Pts
64-Core 504
31% 504 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 91.6%
Great: 79%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1626 MHz, MLim: 1964 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
60.6% Good
Lighting 76.1
Reflection 78.3
Parallax 75.1
62% 76.5 fps
MRender 82.6
Gravity 70.8
Splatting 63
58% 72.1 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 60.6%
Great: 54%
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
MSI(1462 7821) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5058
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
73GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 247 252 220 116 68 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 494
Mixed 360
SusWrite 208
88% 392 MB/s
4K Read 44.6
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 58.6
207% 75.1 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 349
DQ Mixed 222
205% 316 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 113%
Great: 118%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 320GB-$59
54GB free
Firmware: GM3OA52A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 49 51 56 57 58 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
35.6% Below average
Read 68.8
Write 66.3
Mixed 39
SusWrite 55
42% 57.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1
174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 35.6%
Great: 46%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100
18GB free
Firmware: 1AA01113
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 109 104 97 105 97 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
57.3% Above average
Read 95.4
Write 104
Mixed 57.6
SusWrite 104
66% 90.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
174% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 57.3%
Great: 62%
Hitachi HDS721010DLE630 1TB-$150
232GB free
Firmware: MS2OA610
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 111 112 113 113 113 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
76.5% Very good
Read 156
Write 162
Mixed 35.7
SusWrite 111
84% 116 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.5
118% 1 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 99%
Generic SDXC/MMC 32GB
8GB free, PID 1345
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 11 14 15 15 15 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
8.7% Terrible
Read 19.7
Write 11.2
Mixed 15.6
SusWrite 13.5
20% 15 MB/s
4K Read 5.8
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 1.3
83% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 8.7%
Great: 19%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
65.1% Good
MC Read 22.3
MC Write 23.3
MC Mixed 20.6
63% 22.1 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 23.2
SC Mixed 21
59% 20.8 GB/s
Latency 55.1
72% 55.1 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 65.1%
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 4,018 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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