MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics54.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive112% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140721
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 29 '20 at 01:24
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th 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, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
73.1% Very good
Memory 85.2
1-Core 114
2-Core 228
80% 142 Pts
4-Core 329
8-Core 579
55% 454 Pts
64-Core 579
36% 579 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 390X-$340
Asus(1043 04E9) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1070 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.11.2
Performing below potential (74th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
54.7% Above average
Lighting 71.7
Reflection 76.5
Parallax 91.5
58% 79.9 fps
MRender 67.1
Gravity 66.4
Splatting 45.7
48% 59.7 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 54.7%
Great: 57%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
153GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 291 292 294 293 292 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 461
Write 443
Mixed 368
SusWrite 308
89% 395 MB/s
4K Read 40.6
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 52.2
190% 70 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 358
268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 112%
Great: 124%
OCZ Vector 256GB-$240
238GB free
Firmware: 3.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 439 461 436 467 437 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 441
Write 439
Mixed 316
SusWrite 449
93% 411 MB/s
4K Read 22.7
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 36.4
146% 60.3 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 351
DQ Mixed 291
238% 338 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 105%
Great: 111%
Seagate ST500DM005 HD502HJ 500GB
462GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 139 139 139 139 139 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
79.1% Very good
Read 136
Write 121
Mixed 71.7
SusWrite 139
86% 117 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
195% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 79.1%
Great: 77%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (83rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
56.3% Above average
MC Read 21
MC Write 21
MC Mixed 16.1
55% 19.4 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 19.4
SC Mixed 18
51% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 71.8
56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 56.3%
Great: 64%

 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: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $532
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HDDRAMUSB
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