MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (98th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 2 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics62% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130922
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 09 '20 at 15:59
Run Duration157 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (98th 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 4 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
88.8% Excellent
Memory 95.1
1-Core 120
2-Core 237
86% 151 Pts
4-Core 478
8-Core 470
64% 474 Pts
64-Core 460
28% 460 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 88.8%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.75
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
62% Good
Lighting 78.1
Reflection 75.2
Parallax 67.2
64% 73.5 fps
MRender 72
Gravity 72
Splatting 71.4
59% 71.8 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 5,939
Write 5,278
Mixed 5,570
1,249% 5,596 MB/s
4K Read 398
4K Write 345
4K Mixed 88.5
900% 277 MB/s
DQ Read 1,223
DQ Write 1,141
DQ Mixed 1,215
903% 1,193 MB/s
Poor: 75% Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC32
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 135 125 134 130 126 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
74% Very good
Read 129
Write 133
Mixed 63
SusWrite 129
83% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.8
143% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 74%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2133C11D3/8GX 0215 CMY8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMY8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB
2133, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
62.6% Good
MC Read 21.2
MC Write 22.8
MC Mixed 20
61% 21.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 22.1
SC Mixed 19.1
56% 19.5 GB/s
Latency 56.8
70% 56.8 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 62.6%
Great: 64%

 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 4,013 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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