MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics45.9% 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)
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)
Memory5.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130922
Uptime15.9 Days
Run DateFeb 05 '20 at 12:13
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
76.3% Very good
Memory 90.6
1-Core 98.1
2-Core 194
74% 128 Pts
4-Core 363
8-Core 344
48% 354 Pts
64-Core 356
22% 356 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 76.3%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
Asus(1043 851A) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.0
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
45.9% Average
Lighting 57.3
Reflection 59.7
Parallax 54.5
47% 57.2 fps
MRender 66.2
Gravity 51.5
Splatting 48.3
44% 55.3 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 45.9%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
4GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB0Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 345
Write 412
Mixed 283
78% 347 MB/s
4K Read 43.1
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 51.5
186% 65.8 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 173
181% 298 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
309GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 130 131 129 130 126 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
72.2% Very good
Read 122
Write 124
Mixed 76
SusWrite 129
83% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.2
221% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 72.2%
Great: 109%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$20
392GB free
Firmware: 15.01H15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 118 120 120 120 119 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
68.8% Good
Read 121
Write 112
Mixed 73
SusWrite 119
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 68.8%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9 1315 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9 1315 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 16GB
1867, 1600, 1867, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
51% Above average
MC Read 17.5
MC Write 18.4
MC Mixed 15.9
49% 17.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.7
SC Write 17.4
SC Mixed 16.5
45% 15.9 GB/s
Latency 66.4
60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 51%
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 4,028 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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