MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics51.6% 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 Drive40% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory19.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140721
Uptime33.7 Days
Run DateJan 18 '22 at 22:35
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 27%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790S-$60
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
73.2% Very good
Memory 81.9
1-Core 98.2
2-Core 196
72% 125 Pts
4-Core 349
8-Core 525
54% 437 Pts
64-Core 523
32% 523 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 73.2%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 497.09
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
51.6% Above average
Lighting 64.1
Reflection 68.9
Parallax 61.8
52% 64.9 fps
MRender 68.7
Gravity 63
Splatting 55.9
50% 62.5 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 51.6%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 120 GB 120GB
40GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UE3600RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 76 45 42 55 51 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
40% Below average
Read 366
Write 108
Mixed 125
SusWrite 50.3
35% 162 MB/s
4K Read 17.5
4K Write 27.7
4K Mixed 15.8
61% 20.3 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 41
DQ Mixed 41.9
41% 66.3 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 40%
Great: 55%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$28
532GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 16 17 24 30 34 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown Team-Elite-1600 0215 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 0423 Team-Elite-1600 0215 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 24GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49% Average
MC Read 17
MC Write 17.8
MC Mixed 15.3
48% 16.7 GB/s
SC Read 13.4
SC Write 18
SC Mixed 15.6
45% 15.7 GB/s
Latency 77.1
52% 77.1 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 49%
Great: 51%

 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 4,056 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: 60% - Good Total price: $682
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