MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat
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 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics56.9% 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)
Boot Drive116% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory17.7 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140721
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 06 '20 at 17:29
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU1%
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 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 i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.6% Outstanding
Memory 94.4
1-Core 133
2-Core 265
92% 164 Pts
4-Core 525
8-Core 525
70% 525 Pts
64-Core 522
32% 522 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 92.6%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1411 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.4.2
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
56.9% Above average
Lighting 71.7
Reflection 74.1
Parallax 90.8
58% 78.9 fps
MRender 69.7
Gravity 72.7
Splatting 58.3
54% 66.9 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 56.9%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190
99GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM04B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 437 446 445 446 447 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 505
Write 471
Mixed 308
SusWrite 445
97% 432 MB/s
4K Read 37.1
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 44.8
174% 65.1 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 302
DQ Mixed 133
156% 271 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 116%
Great: 116%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28
931GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 175 177 176 174 172 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
98.7% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 162
Mixed 34.3
SusWrite 174
98% 135 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
139% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 98.7%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8GX KHX1600C10D3/4G KHX1600C10D3/4G KHX1600C10D3/8G 20GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
62.6% Good
MC Read 21.5
MC Write 22.7
MC Mixed 19.5
61% 21.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 23.3
SC Mixed 20
58% 20.3 GB/s
Latency 58.8
68% 58.8 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 62.6%
Great: 64%

 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 4,021 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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