MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics49% 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 Drive71.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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)
Memory3.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs, 2048 x 1152 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140721
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 04 '21 at 16:18
Run Duration171 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4570-$99
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.9% Very good
Memory 90.6
1-Core 97.4
2-Core 192
74% 127 Pts
4-Core 378
8-Core 379
51% 379 Pts
64-Core 367
23% 367 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 77.9%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 496.76
Performing below potential (57th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
49% Average
Lighting 60
Reflection 68
Parallax 60.5
49% 62.8 fps
MRender 65.6
Gravity 61.8
Splatting 55
49% 60.8 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 49%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 335 Series 180GB-$169
33GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 335u
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 103 117 120 125 129 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
71.1% Very good
Read 323
Write 187
Mixed 236
SusWrite 120
48% 216 MB/s
4K Read 30
4K Write 83.1
4K Mixed 34.1
133% 49.1 MB/s
DQ Read 264
DQ Write 191
DQ Mixed 193
154% 216 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 71.1%
Great: 88%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
135GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 137 138 139 140 139 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
71.3% Very good
Read 113
Write 43.3
Mixed 71.6
SusWrite 135
67% 90.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1.2
207% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 71.3%
Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79
2.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 162 165 166 169 168 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
77% Very good
Read 104
Write 109
Mixed 68.6
SusWrite 164
82% 111 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.6
138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 77%
Great: 90%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
58.4% Above average
MC Read 21.1
MC Write 21.7
MC Mixed 17.9
58% 20.2 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 18.6
SC Mixed 17.7
50% 17.4 GB/s
Latency 66.4
60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 58.4%
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 4,004 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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