MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 82.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics60.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive91.3% 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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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)
Memory9.2 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140721
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 16 '19 at 14:18
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 15%
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 PC Performing above expectations (72nd 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 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
82.2% Excellent
Memory 88.7
1-Core 124
2-Core 228
84% 147 Pts
4-Core 418
8-Core 536
61% 477 Pts
64-Core 660
41% 660 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 82.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Nvidia(10DE 11D7) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
60.8% Good
Lighting 75.8
Reflection 76.5
Parallax 66.5
62% 73 fps
MRender 71.5
Gravity 70.5
Splatting 72.9
59% 71.6 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60.8%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Transcend MSA370 mSATA 256GB-$189
118GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N1126KB
SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 252 257 269 286 287 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
91.3% Outstanding
Read 460
Write 285
Mixed 266
SusWrite 272
72% 321 MB/s
4K Read 24.8
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 40.7
147% 58.1 MB/s
DQ Read 243
DQ Write 241
DQ Mixed 143
135% 209 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 91.3%
Great: 91%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40
466GB free
Firmware: CR100-12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 75 71 72 72 71 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
42% Average
Read 74.2
Write 70.2
Mixed 23.2
SusWrite 72.1
44% 59.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
105% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 42%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CML8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CML4GX3M1A1600C9 12GB
1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
28.3% Poor
MC Read 9.1
MC Write 9.5
MC Mixed 7.7
25% 8.77 GB/s
SC Read 8.5
SC Write 9.3
SC Mixed 8.8
25% 8.87 GB/s
Latency 68.8
58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 28.3%
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 4,012 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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