MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 81.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics53.8% 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 Drive117% 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
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140721
Uptime2.8 Days
Run DateSep 16 '19 at 07:45
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.5 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
81.3% Excellent
Memory 91.8
1-Core 106
2-Core 226
80% 142 Pts
4-Core 382
8-Core 660
63% 521 Pts
64-Core 664
41% 664 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 81.3%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.30
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
53.8% Above average
Lighting 66.4
Reflection 69.9
Parallax 69.7
54% 68.7 fps
MRender 73
Gravity 64
Splatting 60.3
53% 65.7 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 53.8%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$85
154GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 336 274 266 252 238 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 491
Write 461
Mixed 369
SusWrite 303
91% 406 MB/s
4K Read 43.9
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 59.6
200% 70.2 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 349
DQ Mixed 362
272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 117%
Great: 134%
Corsair Force GS 2TB
302GB free
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 102 101 102 101 103 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
68.7% Good
Read 138
Write 112
Mixed 79.3
SusWrite 102
79% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 68.7%
Great: 98%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
57.7% Above average
MC Read 20.7
MC Write 20.8
MC Mixed 16.8
56% 19.4 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 23.3
SC Mixed 19.8
56% 19.4 GB/s
Latency 64.4
62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 57.7%
Great: 62%

 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 4,065 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: 64% - Good Total price: $654
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