MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics89% 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 Drive55.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.
Very high background CPU (54%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140220
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 12 '20 at 17:42
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU 54%
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 PC Performing below expectations (30th 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
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
68.4% Good
Memory 83.1
1-Core 102
2-Core 192
73% 126 Pts
4-Core 290
8-Core 527
49% 408 Pts
64-Core 518
32% 518 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 68.4%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
MSI(1462 3303) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2027 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
89% Excellent
Lighting 113
Reflection 118
Parallax 101
92% 111 fps
MRender 98.5
Gravity 103
Splatting 104
84% 102 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 480GB-$160
139GB free (System drive)
Firmware: .6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 105 106 59 111 404 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
55.9% Above average
Read 154
Write 2.3
Mixed 329
SusWrite 152
36% 159 MB/s
4K Read 27.6
4K Write 37.3
4K Mixed 32.9
104% 32.6 MB/s
DQ Read 285
DQ Write 67.6
DQ Mixed 98
92% 150 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 55.9%
Great: 95%
Crucial BX200 480GB-$160
96GB free
Firmware: .6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 118 77 76 75 77 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
62.9% Good
Read 418
Write 406
Mixed 359
SusWrite 129
74% 328 MB/s
4K Read 26.3
4K Write 39.6
4K Mixed 28.6
98% 31.5 MB/s
DQ Read 283
DQ Write 77.3
DQ Mixed 109
99% 157 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 62.9%
Great: 95%
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2011)-$87
134GB free
Firmware: 1A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 69 68 68 69 68 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
41.2% Average
Read 75
Write 74.2
Mixed 48
SusWrite 68.2
49% 66.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.8
162% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 41.2%
Great: 71%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
48.8% Average
MC Read 17.2
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 15
48% 16.8 GB/s
SC Read 12.3
SC Write 17.4
SC Mixed 14.8
42% 14.8 GB/s
Latency 75
53% 75 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 48.8%
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 4,000 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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