MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 73.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics46.9% 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 Drive74.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Very high background CPU (61%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131202
Uptime33.5 Days
Run DateJan 28 '20 at 02:15
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 61%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th 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 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
73.2% Very good
Memory 91
1-Core 99
2-Core 161
71% 117 Pts
4-Core 300
8-Core 535
50% 417 Pts
64-Core 535
33% 535 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 73.2%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329
EVGA(3842 1784) 3GB
CLim: 1320 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 432.0
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
46.9% Average
Lighting 56.4
Reflection 52
Parallax 67.7
46% 58.7 fps
MRender 69.1
Gravity 64.8
Splatting 49.5
49% 61.1 fps
Poor: 41%
This bench: 46.9%
Great: 49%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX900 128GB-$103
11GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.0.7a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 127 130 124 118 118 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
74.1% Very good
Read 386
Write 149
Mixed 205
SusWrite 125
48% 216 MB/s
4K Read 32.6
4K Write 86.9
4K Mixed 36.5
142% 52 MB/s
DQ Read 184
DQ Write 152
DQ Mixed 108
97% 148 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 74.1%
Great: 82%
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149
37GB free
Firmware: DC12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 206 214 223 219 216 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
82.1% Excellent
Read 379
Write 256
Mixed 277
SusWrite 212
63% 281 MB/s
4K Read 31.9
4K Write 74.2
4K Mixed 38
136% 48 MB/s
DQ Read 283
DQ Write 250
DQ Mixed 155
147% 230 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 82.1%
Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 185 185 180 178 180 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 134
Mixed 85.5
SusWrite 182
105% 143 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 101%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (40th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
55.3% Above average
MC Read 20.1
MC Write 20.9
MC Mixed 16.4
55% 19.1 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 18.3
SC Mixed 16.3
46% 15.9 GB/s
Latency 65.8
61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 55.3%
Great: 64%

 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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