MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics86.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive92.8% 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.
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140721
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 13 '19 at 17:38
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
73.8% Very good
Memory 91.7
1-Core 89.1
2-Core 142
67% 108 Pts
4-Core 303
8-Core 522
50% 412 Pts
64-Core 537
33% 537 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 73.8%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
86.6% Excellent
Lighting 112
Reflection 120
Parallax 108
91% 114 fps
MRender 98.4
Gravity 102
Splatting 86.4
78% 95.7 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 86.6%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ ARC 100 240GB-$120
50GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 415 380 414 291 284 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
92.8% Outstanding
Read 394
Write 416
Mixed 316
SusWrite 346
83% 368 MB/s
4K Read 25.9
4K Write 91.9
4K Mixed 36.4
134% 51.4 MB/s
DQ Read 307
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 258
213% 303 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 92.8%
Great: 101%
WD Green 750GB (2009)-$60
135GB free
Firmware: 01.00A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 60 60 60 60 60 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
36.8% Below average
Read 67.8
Write 67
Mixed 49.5
SusWrite 59.8
45% 61 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.7
139% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 36.8%
Great: 58%
WD Elements 2TB
614GB free, PID 10b8
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 42 42 42 42 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
20.9% Poor
Read 40.8
Write 39.3
Mixed 28.2
SusWrite 41.3
50% 37.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 20.9%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
31.7% Below average
MC Read 10.5
MC Write 10.8
MC Mixed 9.3
29% 10.2 GB/s
SC Read 5.7
SC Write 10.1
SC Mixed 9.7
24% 8.5 GB/s
Latency 64.7
62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 31.7%
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 4,018 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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