MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (97th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 3 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 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 84.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics63.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive72.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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)
Memory5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130517
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 08 '20 at 02:59
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (97th 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 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84.5% Excellent
Memory 94.7
1-Core 112
2-Core 227
83% 145 Pts
4-Core 430
8-Core 432
58% 431 Pts
64-Core 443
27% 443 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
63.5% Good
Lighting 80.3
Reflection 78.6
Parallax 76.2
65% 78.3 fps
MRender 71.6
Gravity 74.3
Splatting 73.2
60% 73 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 63.5%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37
34GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 608ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 107 101 99 100 79 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
72.3% Very good
Read 233
Write 148
Mixed 190
SusWrite 98.4
37% 167 MB/s
4K Read 34.8
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 45.4
166% 61.6 MB/s
DQ Read 105
DQ Write 149
DQ Mixed 81.5
74% 112 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 72.3%
Great: 73%
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB-$215
85GB free
Firmware: 1.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 368 372 373 383 378 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 404
Write 380
Mixed 280
SusWrite 357
80% 355 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 42.1
164% 64.9 MB/s
DQ Read 344
DQ Write 322
DQ Mixed 319
243% 328 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 103%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
63.9% Good
MC Read 22.9
MC Write 23.2
MC Mixed 20
63% 22 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 21
SC Mixed 19.2
54% 18.9 GB/s
Latency 57.8
69% 57.8 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 63.9%
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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