MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 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 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive110% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory27 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140530
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateOct 06 '18 at 01:38
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing way above expectations (91st 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)
86.6% Excellent
Memory 95.9
1-Core 115
2-Core 191
80% 134 Pts
4-Core 446
8-Core 454
60% 450 Pts
64-Core 447
28% 447 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 86.6%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.24
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 500GB-$40
327GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 433 437 439 269 441 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 426
Mixed 342
SusWrite 403
95% 421 MB/s
4K Read 30.8
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 46.4
167% 64.2 MB/s
DQ Read 273
DQ Write 294
DQ Mixed 208
178% 259 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 110%
Great: 108%
Crucial BX100 500GB-$40
202GB free
Firmware: MU02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 433 438 440 438 440 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 434
Mixed 352
SusWrite 432
97% 433 MB/s
4K Read 31.2
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 47.2
171% 65.9 MB/s
DQ Read 274
DQ Write 294
DQ Mixed 209
178% 259 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 112%
Great: 108%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
669GB free
Firmware: 05.00K05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 101 103 102 104 102 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
59.3% Above average
Read 104
Write 93.8
Mixed 69.2
SusWrite 102
68% 92.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 0.8
168% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 59.3%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
76.9% Very good
MC Read 28.2
MC Write 30
MC Mixed 22.8
77% 27 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 21.8
SC Mixed 26
64% 22.2 GB/s
Latency 54.3
74% 54.3 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 76.9%
Great: 80%

 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 4,002 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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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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