MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 106%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 84%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics115% 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 Drive81% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140721
Uptime3.9 Days
Run DateMay 01 '17 at 19:49
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 16%
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 PC Performing above expectations (82nd 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 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.5% Outstanding
Memory 94.5
1-Core 138
2-Core 271
94% 168 Pts
4-Core 533
8-Core 535
71% 534 Pts
64-Core 534
33% 534 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 93.5%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 381.89
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Lighting 157
Reflection 157
Parallax 147
128% 154 fps
MRender 117
Gravity 143
Splatting 112
100% 124 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 115%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 250GB-$134
174GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU04 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
81% Excellent
Read 500
Write 383
Mixed 409
96% 430 MB/s
4K Read 19.5
4K Write 48.9
4K Mixed 23.2
85% 30.5 MB/s
DQ Read 237
DQ Write 279
DQ Mixed 11.8
77% 176 MB/s
Poor: 69%
This bench: 81%
Great: 113%
WD VelociRaptor 500GB-$62
337GB free
Firmware: 04.06A00 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 201
Write 189
Mixed 169
140% 186 MB/s
4K Read 1.63
4K Write 4.03
4K Mixed 0.45
193% 2.04 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 112%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
63.3% Good
MC Read 21.9
MC Write 22.9
MC Mixed 20
62% 21.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 23.2
SC Mixed 20
57% 20 GB/s
Latency 58.4
68% 58.4 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 63.3%
Great: 62%

 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 4,002 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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