MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 142%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 118%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics156% 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.
Boot Drive72.8% 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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140721
Uptime1.4 Days
Run DateMay 24 '20 at 20:30
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.6% Outstanding
Memory 97.6
1-Core 132
2-Core 258
92% 163 Pts
4-Core 473
8-Core 679
72% 576 Pts
64-Core 671
42% 671 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 92.6%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Nvidia(10DE 12AE) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing below potential (52nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
156% Outstanding
Lighting 215
Reflection 228
Parallax 243
175% 229 fps
MRender 262
Gravity 211
Splatting 139
160% 204 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 156%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37
15GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 60AABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 85 82 91 107 90 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
72.8% Very good
Read 271
Write 147
Mixed 196
SusWrite 89.3
39% 176 MB/s
4K Read 35.9
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 43.8
166% 61.4 MB/s
DQ Read 118
DQ Write 133
DQ Mixed 123
93% 125 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 72.8%
Great: 73%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66
390GB free
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 458 454 465 427 410 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 508
Write 465
Mixed 422
SusWrite 444
104% 460 MB/s
4K Read 38
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 55.3
185% 66.6 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 297
241% 340 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 121%
Great: 125%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
73% Very good
MC Read 25.7
MC Write 26.5
MC Mixed 22.5
71% 24.9 GB/s
SC Read 19.8
SC Write 23.9
SC Mixed 23.5
64% 22.4 GB/s
Latency 48
83% 48 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 73%
Great: 86%

 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 4,003 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
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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