MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 79.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.51% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (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.
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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130818
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 12 '22 at 09:05
Run Duration104 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770-$75
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
79.9% Very good
Memory 93.4
1-Core 111
2-Core 188
78% 131 Pts
4-Core 358
8-Core 563
57% 461 Pts
64-Core 573
35% 573 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710
MSI(1462 8C93) 2GB
CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 473.33
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
3.51% Terrible
Lighting 4.2
Reflection 6.3
Parallax 4.5
3% 5 fps
MRender 4.4
Gravity 3.9
Splatting 5
4% 4.43 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.51%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$29
841GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 166 155 169 167 162 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 199
Write 171
Mixed 92.4
SusWrite 163
115% 157 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
239% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 104%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 1866 C10 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
37.4% Below average
MC Read 12.6
MC Write 12.7
MC Mixed 10.7
34% 12 GB/s
SC Read 10.7
SC Write 12.4
SC Mixed 11.3
33% 11.5 GB/s
Latency 61.2
65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 37.4%
Great: 39%

 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: 60% - Good Total price: $682
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