MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics7.91% 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 Drive83.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
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 colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140721
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 14 '19 at 07:22
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4570-$62
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
74.7% Very good
Memory 90.5
1-Core 96.7
2-Core 191
74% 126 Pts
4-Core 339
8-Core 353
46% 346 Pts
64-Core 358
22% 358 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 640
Asus(1043 83F3) 2GB
CLim: 941 MHz, MLim: 574 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
7.91% Terrible
Lighting 9.07
Reflection 8.27
Parallax 9.88
7% 9.07 fps
MRender 10.4
Gravity 10.7
Splatting 11.4
9% 10.8 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 7.91%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39
28GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X31200RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 147 147 102 42 31 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
83.2% Excellent
Read 482
Write 353
Mixed 166
SusWrite 110
61% 278 MB/s
4K Read 33.9
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 33.9
150% 57.7 MB/s
DQ Read 368
DQ Write 168
DQ Mixed 62.7
101% 200 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 108%
Sandisk S064G 63GB
21GB free
Firmware: 3.1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 168 172 171 172 175 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
46.5% Average
Read 448
Write 180
Mixed 84.5
SusWrite 174
49% 222 MB/s
4K Read 18.7
4K Write 17.5
4K Mixed 13.9
55% 16.7 MB/s
DQ Read 32.3
DQ Write 18.7
DQ Mixed 20.1
16% 23.7 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 46.5%
Great: 47%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E380 500GB
259GB free
Firmware: GG2OA6C0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 62 61 63 62 61 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
44% Average
Read 91.5
Write 55.7
Mixed 30.3
SusWrite 61.7
44% 59.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.5
100% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 44%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
32.1% Below average
MC Read 10.1
MC Write 10.8
MC Mixed 9.2
29% 10 GB/s
SC Read 9.7
SC Write 11.4
SC Mixed 10.4
30% 10.5 GB/s
Latency 66.5
60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 32.1%
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 4,009 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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