MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics52.5% 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 Drive68.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140721
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateJun 24 '19 at 06:59
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing as expected (50th 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 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
80.5% Excellent
Memory 90.1
1-Core 105
2-Core 198
76% 131 Pts
4-Core 412
8-Core 407
55% 409 Pts
64-Core 376
23% 376 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 80.5%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
Gigabyte(1458 3671) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
52.5% Above average
Lighting 67
Reflection 66.3
Parallax 59.5
55% 64.3 fps
MRender 69.7
Gravity 59.7
Splatting 51.8
48% 60.4 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 52.5%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk Ultra II 500GB
16GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41100WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 68 64 29 28 54 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
68.4% Good
Read 400
Write 172
Mixed 151
SusWrite 63.6
43% 197 MB/s
4K Read 24.6
4K Write 98
4K Mixed 27.5
124% 50 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 118
DQ Mixed 162
142% 221 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 68.4%
Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
167GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 168 169 169 171 169 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
76.6% Very good
Read 98.3
Write 101
Mixed 68.2
SusWrite 169
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
135% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 76.6%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR3 1866 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
47.4% Average
MC Read 16.5
MC Write 16.6
MC Mixed 14.7
46% 15.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 16.7
SC Mixed 14.6
42% 14.8 GB/s
Latency 67.2
60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 47.4%
Great: 67%

 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 4,002 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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