MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
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 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics19.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory20.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140220
Uptime4 Days
Run DateJun 20 '19 at 02:23
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 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 i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
87.4% Excellent
Memory 92.8
1-Core 116
2-Core 237
84% 149 Pts
4-Core 443
8-Core 632
67% 538 Pts
64-Core 632
39% 632 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 87.4%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92
CLim: 1450 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
19.8% Very poor
Lighting 24.9
Reflection 19.3
Parallax 22.5
20% 22.2 fps
MRender 27.2
Gravity 25.4
Splatting 18.8
19% 23.8 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 19.8%
Great: 19%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$46
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 125 143 142 148 149 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
92.9% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 172
Mixed 28.2
SusWrite 141
94% 131 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.6
157% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
931GB free
Firmware: CC9C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 171 189 185 166 175 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
93.4% Outstanding
Read 151
Write 114
Mixed 85
SusWrite 175
96% 131 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
139% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 93.4%
Great: 112%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 8GB
2GB free, PID 5575
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.3 3.8 4.3 3.7 4.4 4.1 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
8.86% Terrible
Read 21.8
Write 5.2
Mixed 9.3
SusWrite 3.9
11% 10.1 MB/s
4K Read 3.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 2.3
136% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 8.86%
Great: 14%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown SUPERTALENT02 Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 1352 SUPERTALENT02 Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 24GB
1600, 1333, 1600, 1333 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
58.6% Above average
MC Read 21.7
MC Write 21.2
MC Mixed 16.6
57% 19.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.6
SC Write 21.3
SC Mixed 20.7
55% 19.2 GB/s
Latency 62.6
64% 62.6 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 58.6%
Great: 59%

 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 4,017 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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