MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 94%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics106% 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 Drive101% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140721
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 28 '17 at 18:53
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User DNK-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
88.2% Excellent
Memory 93.9
1-Core 119
2-Core 238
85% 150 Pts
4-Core 477
8-Core 477
64% 477 Pts
64-Core 474
29% 474 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 88.2%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 378.92
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
106% Outstanding
Lighting 125
Reflection 202
Parallax 189
102% 172 fps
MRender 132
Gravity 180
Splatting 128
119% 147 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 106%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba Q300 960GB
397GB free
Firmware: SAFM Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
69% Good
Read 498
Write 258
Mixed 241
73% 332 MB/s
4K Read 29.5
4K Write 69.5
4K Mixed 7.48
91% 35.5 MB/s
DQ Read 283
DQ Write 75.3
DQ Mixed 31.3
62% 130 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 69%
Great: 90%
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116
100GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 524
Write 330
Mixed 391
92% 415 MB/s
4K Read 32.8
4K Write 141
4K Mixed 34.9
169% 69.6 MB/s
DQ Read 157
DQ Write 277
DQ Mixed 22.8
72% 152 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 101%
Great: 97%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
1TB free
Firmware: 80.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
76.5% Very good
Read 145
Write 121
Mixed 120
97% 129 MB/s
4K Read 0.61
4K Write 2.19
4K Mixed 0.24
93% 1.01 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
63.2% Good
MC Read 22.4
MC Write 23
MC Mixed 19.9
62% 21.8 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 21.1
SC Mixed 21.3
55% 19.1 GB/s
Latency 59.9
67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 63.2%
Great: 62%

 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 4,014 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 $269Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial 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 $40SanDisk 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
If you make a purchase via one of these links, our site may earn a commission
Today's hottest deals
About  •  User Guide  •  FAQs  •  Email  •  Privacy  •  Developer  •  YouTube Feedback