MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 82.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics93.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive76% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140721
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 30 '20 at 10:00
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th 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 4 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
82.3% Excellent
Memory 90.4
1-Core 118
2-Core 236
84% 148 Pts
4-Core 426
8-Core 451
58% 438 Pts
64-Core 470
29% 470 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 82.3%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Zotac(19DA 2435) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
93.3% Outstanding
Lighting 121
Reflection 129
Parallax 122
99% 124 fps
MRender 90
Gravity 115
Splatting 97.6
82% 101 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 93.3%
Great: 101%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 240GB
166GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFD00.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 68 71 74 74 74 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
76% Very good
Read 468
Write 251
Mixed 322
SusWrite 77.8
62% 280 MB/s
4K Read 32
4K Write 74.5
4K Mixed 31.5
128% 46 MB/s
DQ Read 293
DQ Write 317
DQ Mixed 92.4
128% 234 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 76%
Great: 99%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
62.9% Good
MC Read 22.2
MC Write 23.2
MC Mixed 20
62% 21.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 22.1
SC Mixed 19.9
56% 19.5 GB/s
Latency 66.7
60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 62.9%
Great: 63%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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