MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics60% 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
4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory12.9 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 DateJun 15 '19 at 08:08
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th 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)
89% Excellent
Memory 95.2
1-Core 126
2-Core 231
86% 151 Pts
4-Core 475
8-Core 500
65% 488 Pts
64-Core 487
30% 487 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 89%
Great: 79%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1630 MHz, MLim: 2001 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
60% Good
Lighting 75.5
Reflection 78
Parallax 69.1
62% 74.2 fps
MRender 81.7
Gravity 69.8
Splatting 62
57% 71.2 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 60%
Great: 54%
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
MSI(1462 7821) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5063
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 231 230 220 229 234 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 499
Write 492
Mixed 366
SusWrite 233
89% 397 MB/s
4K Read 44.6
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 58.1
202% 72.1 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 230
209% 318 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 113%
Great: 118%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 320GB-$59
50GB free
Firmware: GM3OA52A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 50 49 48 50 52 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
32% Below average
Read 61.5
Write 63
Mixed 37
SusWrite 49.7
39% 52.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 32%
Great: 46%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100
153GB free
Firmware: 1AA01113
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 61 69 66 70 68 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
41.5% Average
Read 78.5
Write 89.3
Mixed 57.7
SusWrite 65.7
54% 72.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 41.5%
Great: 62%
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)
64.4% Good
MC Read 22.2
MC Write 23.2
MC Mixed 20.2
62% 21.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 23.6
SC Mixed 20.4
59% 20.6 GB/s
Latency 56.5
71% 56.5 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 64.4%
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 4,033 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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