MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics57.7% 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.
Run History
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 colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140721
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 15 '20 at 03:20
Run Duration186 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th 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 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93% Outstanding
Memory 97.6
1-Core 131
2-Core 263
92% 164 Pts
4-Core 500
8-Core 571
70% 535 Pts
64-Core 531
33% 531 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 93%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
MSI(1462 3161) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1555 MHz, MLim: 1877 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 442.19
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
57.7% Above average
Lighting 72.7
Reflection 74.2
Parallax 66.7
59% 71.2 fps
MRender 77.1
Gravity 67.8
Splatting 59.5
55% 68.2 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 57.7%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
28GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 505
Write 488
Mixed 304
96% 432 MB/s
4K Read 45.8
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 55
194% 67.6 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 183
187% 302 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
Corsair Force LS 60GB-$57
18GB free
Firmware: S8FM06.9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 98 99 98 98 97 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
65% Good
Read 507
Write 99
Mixed 143
SusWrite 97.9
46% 212 MB/s
4K Read 24.4
4K Write 86.6
4K Mixed 23.3
113% 44.8 MB/s
DQ Read 136
DQ Write 94.7
DQ Mixed 64.2
62% 98.2 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 65%
Great: 89%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB
712GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 87 88 88 87 87 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
49.2% Average
Read 84
Write 84.6
Mixed 52.1
SusWrite 87
56% 76.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
160% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 49.2%
Great: 51%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
71.8% Very good
MC Read 26.1
MC Write 25.9
MC Mixed 21.6
70% 24.5 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 23.2
SC Mixed 22.4
62% 21.6 GB/s
Latency 47.9
84% 47.9 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 71.8%
Great: 85%

 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 4,000 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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CPUGPUSSD
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Intel Core i5-12600K $186Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair 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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