MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 84.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics75.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive93.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130922
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 13 '19 at 18:18
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (92nd 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 4 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84.6% Excellent
Memory 93.9
1-Core 115
2-Core 231
84% 147 Pts
4-Core 434
8-Core 446
59% 440 Pts
64-Core 441
27% 441 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 84.6%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 432.0
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.2% Very good
Lighting 100
Reflection 88.5
Parallax 83.7
82% 90.8 fps
MRender 69.3
Gravity 81.9
Splatting 77
63% 76.1 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra Plus 256GB-$139
111GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X2306RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 429 410 405 378 411 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
93.3% Outstanding
Read 454
Write 412
Mixed 255
SusWrite 406
86% 382 MB/s
4K Read 27.4
4K Write 96.8
4K Mixed 27.7
128% 50.6 MB/s
DQ Read 320
DQ Write 218
DQ Mixed 61
102% 199 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 93.3%
Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40
2.5TB free
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 186 179 179 179 186 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 156
Mixed 87.9
SusWrite 182
111% 152 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 105%
Great: 113%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$39
873GB free
Firmware: 15.01H15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 124 124 124 124 126 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
70.8% Very good
Read 123
Write 118
Mixed 72.8
SusWrite 124
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
180% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 70.8%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
62.8% Good
MC Read 22
MC Write 22.9
MC Mixed 19.4
61% 21.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 22.1
SC Mixed 20.3
57% 20 GB/s
Latency 60
67% 60 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 62.8%
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 4,010 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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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair 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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