MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics88.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130818
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 19 '21 at 19:34
Run Duration108 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670-$51
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.1% Excellent
Memory 95.3
1-Core 112
2-Core 226
83% 145 Pts
4-Core 446
8-Core 445
60% 445 Pts
64-Core 451
28% 451 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 86.1%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
MSI(1462 C307) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
88.2% Excellent
Lighting 129
Reflection 140
Parallax 129
106% 133 fps
MRender 96.7
Gravity 132
Splatting 0.3
55% 76.2 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 88.2%
Great: 101%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
222GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JC4B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 49 50 80 82 88 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
35.5% Below average
Read 57.6
Write 49
Mixed 57.5
SusWrite 65.9
43% 57.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.5
100% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 35.5%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2133 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 1801 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
40.6% Average
MC Read 13.3
MC Write 13.5
MC Mixed 12
37% 12.9 GB/s
SC Read 12.2
SC Write 13.3
SC Mixed 12.8
36% 12.8 GB/s
Latency 56.2
71% 56.2 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 40.6%
Great: 81%

 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 4,028 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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