MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics37.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive69.9% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140721
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJul 19 '20 at 13:18
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (56th 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
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
76.5% Very good
Memory 85.8
1-Core 108
2-Core 213
77% 136 Pts
4-Core 396
8-Core 349
51% 372 Pts
64-Core 395
24% 395 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500
CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 20.2.2
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
37.7% Below average
Lighting 49.1
Reflection 32.2
Parallax 61.5
40% 47.6 fps
MRender 31.2
Gravity 49.9
Splatting 40.2
33% 40.4 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 37.7%
Great: 39%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 177 48 41 42 42 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
69.9% Good
Read 420
Write 422
Mixed 230
SusWrite 112
66% 296 MB/s
4K Read 15.1
4K Write 68.9
4K Mixed 44.7
117% 42.9 MB/s
DQ Read 178
DQ Write 197
DQ Mixed 145
121% 173 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 69.9%
Great: 126%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$78
544GB free
Firmware: CC32
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 77 76 79 75 78 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
59.3% Above average
Read 130
Write 130
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 77
73% 99.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.8
138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 59.3%
Great: 75%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
265GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 98 97 97 97 99 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
62.4% Good
Read 120
Write 113
Mixed 78.8
SusWrite 97.1
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
197% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 62.4%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 0420 F3-10666CL9-4GBNT 1315 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 0420 F3-10666CL9-4GBNT 16GB
1600, 1333, 1600, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
50.8% Above average
MC Read 17.6
MC Write 18.6
MC Mixed 16.1
50% 17.4 GB/s
SC Read 13.1
SC Write 16.7
SC Mixed 16.4
44% 15.4 GB/s
Latency 71.4
56% 71.4 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 50.8%
Great: 54%

 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 4,024 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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