MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 37%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
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 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 79.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics9.89% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory2GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows however a minimum of 4GB is recommended for gaming or any other RAM intensive tasks such as photo/video editing. This system will also be a little more responsive with 4GB of RAM.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory1.1 GB free of 2 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130922
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateJan 11 '19 at 22:19
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 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 i5-4570-$99
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
79.6% Very good
Memory 88.5
1-Core 109
2-Core 214
78% 137 Pts
4-Core 413
8-Core 392
54% 402 Pts
64-Core 392
24% 392 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7950-$290
Sapphire(174B 3000) 3GB
CLim: 925 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 19.1.1
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
9.89% Terrible
Lighting 0.03
Reflection 29.8
Parallax 51.2
0% 27 fps
MRender 28.2
Gravity 40
Splatting 37
29% 35.1 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 9.89%
Great: 32%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25
427GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS1OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 173 177 160 168 162 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
97.2% Outstanding
Read 173
Write 159
Mixed 37.1
SusWrite 166
97% 134 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.6
137% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 97.2%
Great: 103%
Samsung Flash Drive DUO 32GB
24GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 12 13 13 12 12 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
9.08% Terrible
Read 31.1
Write 16.5
Mixed 17
SusWrite 12.3
24% 19.2 MB/s
4K Read 2.8
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 1.4
72% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 9.08%
Great: 32%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Elpida EBJ10UE8BDF0-AE-F 2x1GB
2 of 4 slots used
2GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
44.2% Average
MC Read 14.9
MC Write 15.7
MC Mixed 13.5
42% 14.7 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 15.5
SC Mixed 13.5
40% 14.1 GB/s
Latency 69
58% 69 ns
Poor: 21%
This bench: 44.2%
Great: 43%

 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 4,021 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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