MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 157%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 131%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 94.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics169% 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 Drive123% 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.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory28.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 1600 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140721
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 21 '20 at 14:51
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (87th 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 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
94.7% Outstanding
Memory 97.7
1-Core 138
2-Core 276
95% 170 Pts
4-Core 494
8-Core 720
76% 607 Pts
64-Core 721
45% 721 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 94.7%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Nvidia(10DE 12AE) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
169% Outstanding
Lighting 237
Reflection 243
Parallax 245
193% 242 fps
MRender 274
Gravity 237
Splatting 151
173% 221 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 169%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109
754GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVQ02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 465 468 472 472 472 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
123% Outstanding
Read 512
Write 487
Mixed 431
SusWrite 468
107% 474 MB/s
4K Read 35.9
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 52.1
185% 69.8 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 359
270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 123%
Great: 121%
Samsung 840 120GB-$109
47GB free
Firmware: DXT08B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 131 131 131 130 130 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
70.5% Very good
Read 390
Write 120
Mixed 136
SusWrite 131
43% 194 MB/s
4K Read 30.2
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 20.3
127% 51.8 MB/s
DQ Read 317
DQ Write 128
DQ Mixed 48.2
82% 164 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 70.5%
Great: 73%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66
191GB free
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 445 447 450 451 450 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
122% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 466
Mixed 425
SusWrite 447
104% 462 MB/s
4K Read 40
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 55.2
188% 67.4 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 307
246% 345 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 122%
Great: 125%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
73.2% Very good
MC Read 25.9
MC Write 26.1
MC Mixed 22
70% 24.7 GB/s
SC Read 20.6
SC Write 25.2
SC Mixed 24.9
67% 23.6 GB/s
Latency 47.2
85% 47.2 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 73.2%
Great: 109%

 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 4,010 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: 87% - Excellent Total price: $597
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair 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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