MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 76.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130517
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 17 '19 at 10:25
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (47th 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, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
76.6% Very good
Memory 95.1
1-Core 102
2-Core 196
77% 131 Pts
4-Core 336
8-Core 341
45% 339 Pts
64-Core 334
21% 334 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 76.6%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399
CLim: 1140 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.5.2
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 41% Great: 50%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
184GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 72 81 58 53 81 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
58.2% Above average
Read 134
Write 126
Mixed 64.1
SusWrite 69
72% 98.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
126% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 58.2%
Great: 112%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
479GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 103 105 105 103 105 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
69.8% Good
Read 139
Write 137
Mixed 97.8
SusWrite 104
88% 119 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.2
242% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 69.8%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
60.2% Good
MC Read 20.7
MC Write 22.8
MC Mixed 18.8
59% 20.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 18.7
SC Mixed 17.2
49% 17 GB/s
Latency 56.8
70% 56.8 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 60.2%
Great: 64%

 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 4,000 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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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Intel Core i5-12600K $186Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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