MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics61.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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)
Memory4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140721
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateFeb 16 '20 at 17:11
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (63rd 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 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
84% Excellent
Memory 91.6
1-Core 116
2-Core 231
83% 146 Pts
4-Core 443
8-Core 442
59% 442 Pts
64-Core 452
28% 452 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 84%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
61.4% Good
Lighting 76.9
Reflection 76.8
Parallax 66.4
63% 73.4 fps
MRender 72.6
Gravity 70.5
Splatting 72.6
59% 71.9 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.4%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29
3GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5A
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 511
Write 429
Mixed 8.7
69% 316 MB/s
4K Read 29.4
4K Write 4.7
4K Mixed 20.3
73% 18.1 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 85%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
776GB free
Firmware: A750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 175 175 175 147 175 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
99.2% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 154
Mixed 38.1
SusWrite 168
97% 135 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.5
118% 1 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 99.2%
Great: 107%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
338GB free
Firmware: A750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 137 133 140 140 140 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
79.4% Very good
Read 139
Write 148
Mixed 36.7
SusWrite 138
84% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT51264BA160BJ.C8F 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
31.4% Below average
MC Read 10.3
MC Write 10.5
MC Mixed 8.5
28% 9.77 GB/s
SC Read 9.8
SC Write 11
SC Mixed 9.4
29% 10.1 GB/s
Latency 64.8
62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 31.4%
Great: 59%

 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 4,004 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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