MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 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 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics36.1% 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 Drive68.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140721
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 18 '19 at 20:08
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing way above expectations (92nd 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 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
82.1% Excellent
Memory 93
1-Core 111
2-Core 222
81% 142 Pts
4-Core 412
8-Core 411
55% 412 Pts
64-Core 413
26% 413 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 82.1%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
CLim: 937 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
36.1% Below average
Lighting 44.5
Reflection 49.3
Parallax 44.8
36% 46.2 fps
MRender 52
Gravity 42.6
Splatting 38.7
36% 44.5 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 36.1%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 120GB-$109
69GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXT08B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 129 132 131 132 132 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
68.7% Good
Read 430
Write 135
Mixed 125
SusWrite 131
45% 205 MB/s
4K Read 23.6
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 18.7
114% 48.3 MB/s
DQ Read 332
DQ Write 129
DQ Mixed 48.9
84% 170 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 68.7%
Great: 73%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
931GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Read 1.5
Mixed 0.3
1% 0.9 MB/s
4K Read 0
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
62.7% Good
MC Read 22.7
MC Write 23.4
MC Mixed 18.8
62% 21.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 19.2
55% 19.1 GB/s
Latency 62.1
64% 62.1 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 62.7%
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 4,028 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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