MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 85.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics27% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory19 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20131202
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateJun 07 '22 at 10:20
Run Duration215 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.5% Excellent
Memory 93.9
1-Core 114
2-Core 229
83% 145 Pts
4-Core 450
8-Core 424
59% 437 Pts
64-Core 444
28% 444 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209
MSI(1462 2847) 2GB
CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 472.98
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
27% Poor
Lighting 30.8
Reflection 32.6
Parallax 39.1
25% 34.2 fps
MRender 42.1
Gravity 39.9
Splatting 32.7
31% 38.2 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 27%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$46
449GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 05.01A05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 52 53 50 50 53 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
32.5% Below average
Read 61.5
Write 57.7
Mixed 16.2
SusWrite 52
34% 46.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.2
4K Mixed 0.1
19% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 32.5%
Great: 62%
Hitachi HDT722525DLA380 250GB-$59
232GB free
Firmware: V44OA99A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 63 64 64 64 64 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
36.5% Below average
Read 62.7
Write 63.7
Mixed 40.8
SusWrite 63.8
42% 57.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 36.5%
Great: 36%
Hitachi HDS721616PLA380 160GB-$46
134GB free
Firmware: P22OABEA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 64 65 66 68 68 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
39.6% Below average
Read 71.5
Write 66.6
Mixed 41.9
SusWrite 66
45% 61.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 39.6%
Great: 39%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 1315 BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 1315 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 1315 BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 24GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
63.7% Good
MC Read 22.3
MC Write 23.3
MC Mixed 20.3
63% 22 GB/s
SC Read 16.9
SC Write 21.2
SC Mixed 19.8
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 60
67% 60 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 63.7%
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 4,065 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: 64% - Good Total price: $654
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