MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics122% 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 Drive71.9% 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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140220
Uptime14.1 Days
Run DateAug 21 '19 at 02:47
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing below expectations (33rd 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 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
71.6% Very good
Memory 80.6
1-Core 99.4
2-Core 192
71% 124 Pts
4-Core 357
8-Core 386
49% 371 Pts
64-Core 340
21% 340 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 71.6%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.39
Performing below potential (40th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
122% Outstanding
Lighting 166
Reflection 183
Parallax 195
135% 181 fps
MRender 120
Gravity 176
Splatting 120
112% 139 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 122%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150
10GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM06B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 140 131 99 109 111 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
71.9% Very good
Read 431
Write 172
Mixed 213
SusWrite 118
52% 234 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 72.6
4K Mixed 31.6
124% 44.7 MB/s
DQ Read 315
DQ Write 116
DQ Mixed 109
108% 180 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 71.9%
Great: 110%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
144GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 84 84 85 85 84 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
53% Above average
Read 100
Write 83.2
Mixed 67
SusWrite 84.3
62% 83.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
208% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 53%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905403-447.A00LF 9905403-447.A00LF 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 16GB
1333, 1333, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
49.5% Average
MC Read 16.4
MC Write 18.7
MC Mixed 15.3
48% 16.8 GB/s
SC Read 14
SC Write 18.1
SC Mixed 17.2
47% 16.4 GB/s
Latency 79.4
50% 79.4 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 49.5%
Great: 54%

 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 4,004 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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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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