MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 115%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 85.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics137% 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 Drive73.2% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140721
Uptime3.4 Days
Run DateOct 20 '21 at 22:24
Run Duration223 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 15%
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 PC Performing above expectations (77th 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)
85.1% Excellent
Memory 90
1-Core 115
2-Core 233
82% 146 Pts
4-Core 465
8-Core 453
62% 459 Pts
64-Core 461
28% 461 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 85.1%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.13
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
137% Outstanding
Lighting 195
Reflection 176
Parallax 186
159% 186 fps
MRender 192
Gravity 140
Splatting 121
120% 151 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 137%
Great: 136%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra Plus 128GB-$75
13GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X2316RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 79 56 53 43 46 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
73.2% Very good
Read 454
Write 214
Mixed 179
SusWrite 64.9
50% 228 MB/s
4K Read 30.8
4K Write 85.5
4K Mixed 32.9
134% 49.7 MB/s
DQ Read 313
DQ Write 153
DQ Mixed 99.3
109% 188 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 73.2%
Great: 91%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
667GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 401 468 477 458 445 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 508
Write 481
Mixed 463
SusWrite 422
106% 468 MB/s
4K Read 38.9
4K Write 93.6
4K Mixed 54.7
179% 62.4 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 362
273% 364 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 118%
Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1TB free
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 168 167 168 167 168 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 184
Write 151
Mixed 83.4
SusWrite 167
107% 146 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 100%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CML8GX3M2A1600C9 Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX 0215 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
63.4% Good
MC Read 22.4
MC Write 23.2
MC Mixed 20.3
63% 22 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 22.1
SC Mixed 19.9
57% 19.9 GB/s
Latency 67.2
60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 63.4%
Great: 63%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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