MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics87.4% 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 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.
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)
Memory27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140721
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateNov 07 '18 at 12:08
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
84.3% Excellent
Memory 94
1-Core 121
2-Core 241
86% 152 Pts
4-Core 402
8-Core 664
65% 533 Pts
64-Core 659
41% 659 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 84.3%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
87.4% Excellent
Lighting 110
Reflection 114
Parallax 97.1
90% 107 fps
MRender 98
Gravity 102
Splatting 103
83% 101 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 87.4%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
85GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0CB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 216 242 260 252 201 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 505
Write 491
Mixed 359
SusWrite 253
90% 402 MB/s
4K Read 44.7
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 56
196% 69 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 236
212% 322 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 113%
Great: 118%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250
174GB free
Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 902 888 896 901 903 898 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
247% Outstanding
Read 2,094
Write 910
Mixed 803
SusWrite 898
260% 1,176 MB/s
4K Read 52.5
4K Write 179
4K Mixed 61.7
253% 97.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,092
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 406
379% 609 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 247%
Great: 243%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
61.2% Good
MC Read 21.7
MC Write 21.9
MC Mixed 18.2
59% 20.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.5
SC Write 23
SC Mixed 21
59% 20.5 GB/s
Latency 59.7
67% 59.7 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 61.2%
Great: 62%

 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: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $532
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HDDRAMUSB
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