MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics71.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive137% 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.
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 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)
Memory9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140721
Uptime7.7 Days
Run DateJan 27 '21 at 01:02
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User LCA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (84th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Memory 91
1-Core 130
2-Core 248
88% 156 Pts
4-Core 428
8-Core 681
68% 554 Pts
64-Core 676
42% 676 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143
MSI(1462 3793) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.40
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
71.5% Very good
Lighting 94.6
Reflection 90.9
Parallax 78.7
77% 88.1 fps
MRender 65.6
Gravity 82
Splatting 73.5
60% 73.7 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZQLV480HCGR-00003 480GB
98GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV5301Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 253 249 246 246 234 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
137% Outstanding
Read 904
Write 470
Mixed 428
SusWrite 263
114% 516 MB/s
4K Read 38.3
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 50.6
186% 69.7 MB/s
DQ Read 768
DQ Write 480
DQ Mixed 467
390% 572 MB/s
Poor: 86%
This bench: 137%
Great: 137%
Crucial MX200 1TB-$270
499GB free
Firmware: MU03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 454 457 464 465 465 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
98.2% Outstanding
Read 410
Write 470
Mixed 322
SusWrite 456
94% 414 MB/s
4K Read 28.2
4K Write 92.9
4K Mixed 39.7
143% 53.6 MB/s
DQ Read 101
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 133
127% 192 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 98.2%
Great: 104%
Generic Flash Disk 4GB
4GB free, PID 6387
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.8 10 10 10 9.9 10 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
5.46% Terrible
Read 16.6
Write 7.5
Mixed 4.7
SusWrite 10
12% 9.7 MB/s
4K Read 3.7
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
14% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 5.46%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5403-123.A00LF 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
58.2% Above average
MC Read 20.9
MC Write 21.2
MC Mixed 17
56% 19.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 22.9
SC Mixed 19.7
56% 19.5 GB/s
Latency 65.8
61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 58.2%
Great: 61%

 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
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CPUGPUSSD
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Intel Core i5-12600K $163Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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