MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics59.1% 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 Drive62.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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)
Memory14.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit farver
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130517
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 26 '19 at 10:44
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th 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 4 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
84.1% Excellent
Memory 93
1-Core 114
2-Core 230
83% 146 Pts
4-Core 430
8-Core 460
59% 445 Pts
64-Core 451
28% 451 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 84.1%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
59.1% Above average
Lighting 75.7
Reflection 73.4
Parallax 65.9
62% 71.6 fps
MRender 74.2
Gravity 68.5
Splatting 59
54% 67.2 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 59.1%
Great: 54%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89
162GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3J96R9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 181 94 84 88 90 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
62.2% Good
Read 445
Write 416
Mixed 46
SusWrite 133
58% 260 MB/s
4K Read 24.6
4K Write 70.3
4K Mixed 10.6
88% 35.2 MB/s
DQ Read 283
DQ Write 223
DQ Mixed 184
156% 230 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 62.2%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5471-058.A00LF 99U5471-054.A00LF 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
63% Good
MC Read 22.8
MC Write 23.3
MC Mixed 18.6
62% 21.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 22.1
SC Mixed 19.9
57% 20.1 GB/s
Latency 62.1
64% 62.1 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 63%
Great: 61%

 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 4,004 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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