MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics17.5% 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 Drive73.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140721
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 16 '21 at 16:18
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460-$194
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.9% Very good
Memory 94.3
1-Core 95.7
2-Core 192
75% 127 Pts
4-Core 327
8-Core 373
46% 350 Pts
64-Core 370
23% 370 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 335.23
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
17.5% Very poor
Lighting 21.9
Reflection 18.8
Parallax 21.2
18% 20.6 fps
MRender 25.5
Gravity 20.6
Splatting 17.2
17% 21.1 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 17.5%
Great: 19%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Jaster 128GB 128GB
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 350 363 371 372 372 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
73.8% Very good
Read 420
Write 340
Mixed 182
SusWrite 347
72% 322 MB/s
4K Read 25.7
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 1.1
99% 46 MB/s
DQ Read 84.5
DQ Write 327
DQ Mixed 1.1
60% 137 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 73.8%
Great: 74%
Samsung HD080HJ 80GB-$25
74GB free
Firmware: 0-41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 57 58 58 58 58 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
32.7% Below average
Read 55.8
Write 62.4
Mixed 39.2
SusWrite 57.7
40% 53.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 32.7%
Great: 32%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
72.1% Very good
MC Read 25.9
MC Write 26.9
MC Mixed 23.7
73% 25.5 GB/s
SC Read 18.3
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 23.2
57% 20.1 GB/s
Latency 59
68% 59 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 72.1%
Great: 72%

 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 4,061 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: 64% - Good Total price: $654
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