MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 109%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 95%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 77.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics146% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive120% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140721
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 03 '20 at 20:22
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
77.6% Very good
Memory 88.2
1-Core 121
2-Core 247
85% 152 Pts
4-Core 360
8-Core 659
61% 510 Pts
64-Core 645
40% 645 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 77.6%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
EVGA(3842 3751) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.09
Performing below potential (41st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
146% Outstanding
Lighting 213
Reflection 172
Parallax 192
173% 192 fps
MRender 197
Gravity 155
Splatting 128
127% 160 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 146%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 750GB-$310
647GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BB0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 451 402 406 406 406 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 441
Write 435
Mixed 352
SusWrite 419
93% 412 MB/s
4K Read 44.5
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 56.1
195% 68.6 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 257
221% 326 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 120%
Great: 125%
Hitachi HCS5C1010CLA382 1TB
601GB free
Firmware: A3EA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 80 85 81 85 86 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
53% Above average
Read 102
Write 101
Mixed 48.7
SusWrite 82.9
61% 83.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
125% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 53%
Great: 64%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
1TB free
Firmware: 1A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 167 169 168 169 169 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
96% Outstanding
Read 166
Write 175
Mixed 77.5
SusWrite 169
107% 147 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 1.1
226% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 96%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905471-052.A00LF 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
27% Poor
MC Read 9
MC Write 9.1
MC Mixed 7.8
25% 8.63 GB/s
SC Read 6.6
SC Write 7.9
SC Mixed 5.9
20% 6.8 GB/s
Latency 69.3
58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 27%
Great: 53%

 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 4,014 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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