MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 134%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 112%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics157% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131202
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 13 '20 at 16:06
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (80th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
87.9% Excellent
Memory 97.2
1-Core 126
2-Core 252
90% 158 Pts
4-Core 425
8-Core 651
67% 538 Pts
64-Core 676
42% 676 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 84%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Nvidia(10DE 1E04) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 442.59
Performing below potential (56th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
157% Outstanding
Lighting 218
Reflection 227
Parallax 243
178% 229 fps
MRender 257
Gravity 208
Splatting 141
159% 202 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 157%
Great: 174%
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
MSI(1462 7821) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5107
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 240GB
50GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,058
Write 907
Mixed 427
176% 798 MB/s
4K Read 49.2
4K Write 90.3
4K Mixed 53.1
190% 64.2 MB/s
DQ Read 464
DQ Write 539
DQ Mixed 302
283% 435 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
600GB free
Firmware: CC49
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 181 182 181 181 179 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 151
Mixed 86.7
SusWrite 180
110% 150 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
163% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 104%
Great: 112%
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 (85th percentile)
80.7% Excellent
MC Read 30
MC Write 30.7
MC Mixed 23.6
80% 28.1 GB/s
SC Read 20.5
SC Write 24.2
SC Mixed 26.7
68% 23.8 GB/s
Latency 49.7
80% 49.7 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 80.7%
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 4,002 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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