MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 79.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics54.5% 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 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140721
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 27 '17 at 17:50
Run Duration85 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 32%
Watch Gameplay: 480 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd 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 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
79.6% Very good
Memory 92.1
1-Core 103
2-Core 202
77% 132 Pts
4-Core 387
8-Core 399
52% 393 Pts
64-Core 385
24% 385 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1303 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.12.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
54.5% Above average
Lighting 68.8
Reflection 67.8
Parallax 92.8
56% 76.5 fps
MRender 68.9
Gravity 65.7
Splatting 56.3
51% 63.6 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 54.5%
Great: 53%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
820GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
98.5% Outstanding
Read 180
Write 163
Mixed 164
127% 169 MB/s
4K Read 1.22
4K Write 2.48
4K Mixed 0.26
126% 1.32 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 98.5%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8GX 0215 CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
33.4% Below average
MC Read 11.2
MC Write 11.9
MC Mixed 9.1
31% 10.7 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 9.6
SC Mixed 8.2
27% 9.43 GB/s
Latency 64
62% 64 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 33.4%
Great: 63%

 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 4,009 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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