MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics63.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive75.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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)
Memory25.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130503
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateOct 22 '19 at 00:39
Run Duration217 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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 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 i7-4770-$75
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
75.1% Very good
Memory 92.5
1-Core 99.9
2-Core 189
75% 127 Pts
4-Core 312
8-Core 505
50% 409 Pts
64-Core 517
32% 517 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 75.1%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
EVGA(3842 6264) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
63.9% Good
Lighting 80.1
Reflection 80.7
Parallax 77.1
65% 79.3 fps
MRender 72.1
Gravity 75.4
Splatting 76.5
61% 74.7 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 63.9%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS900 240GB-$20
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS900612
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 32 135 18 114 31 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
75.2% Very good
Read 453
Write 157
Mixed 341
SusWrite 76.8
57% 257 MB/s
4K Read 36.4
4K Write 83.4
4K Mixed 37.4
147% 52.4 MB/s
DQ Read 253
DQ Write 81.9
DQ Mixed 23.7
55% 120 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 91%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$60
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 147 147 151 151 151 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
85.9% Excellent
Read 150
Write 150
Mixed 92.2
SusWrite 149
99% 135 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1
188% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 85.9%
Great: 84%
WD My Passport 0827 2TB
919GB free, PID 0827
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 40 42 42 42 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
20.9% Poor
Read 40.8
Write 39.2
Mixed 31.2
SusWrite 41.2
52% 38.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
94% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 20.9%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1600 CL10 Series 1302 1600 CL9 Series 1302 1600 CL10 Series 1302 1600 CL9 Series 32GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
60.3% Good
MC Read 21.5
MC Write 22.1
MC Mixed 18.8
59% 20.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 19.4
52% 18.1 GB/s
Latency 63.1
63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 60.3%
Great: 61%

 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 4,018 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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