MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 37%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
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 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 69.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics47.5% 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 Drive205% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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)
Memory27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140721
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 27 '23 at 11:56
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 27%

 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 i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
69.8% Good
Memory 80.3
1-Core 98.3
2-Core 186
70% 121 Pts
4-Core 320
8-Core 492
50% 406 Pts
64-Core 513
32% 513 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 69.8%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 516.94
Performing below potential (47th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
47.5% Average
Lighting 57.8
Reflection 68.1
Parallax 60.8
47% 62.2 fps
MRender 67
Gravity 59.7
Splatting 53
48% 59.9 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 47.5%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
CT1000P3PSSD8 1TB
836GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P9CR40A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 294 300 1150 1800 1882 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
205% Outstanding
Read 1,700
Write 1,918
Mixed 1,660
SusWrite 948
350% 1,556 MB/s
4K Read 44
4K Write 77
4K Mixed 55.2
178% 58.7 MB/s
DQ Read 782
DQ Write 270
DQ Mixed 482
368% 511 MB/s
Poor: 115%
This bench: 205%
Great: 441%
Crucial BX500 240GB-$28
70GB free
Firmware: M6CR041
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 147 102 110 79 69 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
46.2% Average
Read 484
Write 414
Mixed 391
SusWrite 106
78% 349 MB/s
4K Read 27.1
4K Write 21.9
4K Mixed 0.5
53% 16.5 MB/s
DQ Read 151
DQ Write 130
DQ Mixed 28.7
52% 103 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 46.2%
Great: 92%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-1600C11-8GNT 0420 F3-1600C11-8GNT 32GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
49.4% Average
MC Read 17.5
MC Write 18.5
MC Mixed 15.3
49% 17.1 GB/s
SC Read 12.3
SC Write 18.4
SC Mixed 14.4
43% 15 GB/s
Latency 80
50% 80 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 49.4%
Great: 58%

 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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