MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 78%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics93.3% 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 Drive81.5% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140220
Uptime2.4 Days
Run DateSep 02 '20 at 22:10
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770-$75
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
78% Very good
Memory 87.6
1-Core 110
2-Core 213
78% 137 Pts
4-Core 369
8-Core 545
57% 457 Pts
64-Core 567
35% 567 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 78%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
MSI(1462 C307) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
93.3% Outstanding
Lighting 120
Reflection 130
Parallax 109
98% 120 fps
MRender 90.9
Gravity 119
Splatting 98.6
84% 103 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 93.3%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Pro 512GB-$150
100GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVM01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 354 336 190 288 276 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
81.5% Excellent
Read 425
Write 392
Mixed 347
SusWrite 304
83% 367 MB/s
4K Read 15.5
4K Write 87.4
4K Mixed 47.1
130% 50 MB/s
DQ Read 43.8
DQ Write 129
DQ Mixed 52.8
50% 75.2 MB/s
Poor: 79%
This bench: 81.5%
Great: 133%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$128
260GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 117 118 119 119 119 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
63.2% Good
Read 102
Write 100
Mixed 75.3
SusWrite 118
73% 98.9 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
182% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 63.2%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX 1315 BLT4G3D1608ET3LX0. KHX1600C9D3/4GX 1315 BLT4G3D1608ET3LX0. 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
48.5% Average
MC Read 15.9
MC Write 17.8
MC Mixed 15
46% 16.2 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 18.2
SC Mixed 16.8
46% 16.1 GB/s
Latency 69.9
57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 48.5%
Great: 55%

 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 4,010 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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