MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics62.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive36.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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)
Memory19 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140721
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 16 '20 at 17:01
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
84.4% Excellent
Memory 92.6
1-Core 118
2-Core 237
85% 149 Pts
4-Core 412
8-Core 630
64% 521 Pts
64-Core 600
37% 600 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 84.4%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 452.06
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
62.6% Good
Lighting 79.7
Reflection 78.3
Parallax 67.4
65% 75.2 fps
MRender 69.8
Gravity 72.1
Splatting 70.9
58% 70.9 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62.6%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk U100 SMG2 126GB
46GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 6.04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 36 31 58 96 162 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
36.5% Below average
Read 490
Write 28.4
Mixed 122
SusWrite 68.3
38% 177 MB/s
4K Read 18
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 10.4
42% 10.3 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 36.5%
Great: 46%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60
25GB free
Firmware: 0A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 69 68 67 69 70 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
37.1% Below average
Read 60.2
Write 63.2
Mixed 52.4
SusWrite 68.5
45% 61.1 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
184% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 37.1%
Great: 83%
Samsung HM641JI 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: 1A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 97 96 99 101 98 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Read 87.7
Write 94.8
Mixed 55.8
SusWrite 97.8
62% 84 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
145% 1.07 MB/s
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38
1TB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 169 169 170 170 171 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 130
Mixed 85.6
SusWrite 169
104% 142 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 101%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 0215 CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 24GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
61.1% Good
MC Read 21.6
MC Write 22.2
MC Mixed 18.6
59% 20.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 21.6
SC Mixed 20.4
57% 19.8 GB/s
Latency 63
64% 63 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 61.1%
Great: 61%

 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 4,035 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: 90% - Outstanding Total price: $536
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