MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics28.2% 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 Drive73.5% 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 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)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131202
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateJun 12 '20 at 12:26
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User ITA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (85th 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)
87.3% Excellent
Memory 95.2
1-Core 117
2-Core 238
85% 150 Pts
4-Core 459
8-Core 461
62% 460 Pts
64-Core 472
29% 472 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209
MSI(1462 2847) 2GB
CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
28.2% Poor
Lighting 32.8
Reflection 30.7
Parallax 38.3
27% 33.9 fps
MRender 41.6
Gravity 39.7
Splatting 34.2
31% 38.5 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 28.2%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 527ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 118 115 115 111 110 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
73.5% Very good
Read 392
Write 131
Mixed 174
SusWrite 112
44% 202 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 96.1
4K Mixed 37.6
146% 54.8 MB/s
DQ Read 160
DQ Write 128
DQ Mixed 120
96% 136 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 73.5%
Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
432GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 171 173 174 175 174 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
97% Outstanding
Read 167
Write 101
Mixed 81
SusWrite 172
95% 130 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 97%
Great: 113%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB
431GB free, PID a00d
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 89 91 91 90 91 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
37.3% Below average
Read 84.8
Write 86.5
Mixed 34.2
SusWrite 90.3
99% 73.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
80% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 37.3%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMY8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMY8GX3M2A1866C9 0215 CMY8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMY8GX3M2A1866C9 16GB
1600, 1333, 1600, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
70.6% Very good
MC Read 25.6
MC Write 26.5
MC Mixed 21.3
70% 24.5 GB/s
SC Read 18.5
SC Write 22.1
SC Mixed 23.1
61% 21.2 GB/s
Latency 56.4
71% 56.4 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 70.6%
Great: 71%

 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 4,017 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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