MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 77.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive77.1% 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.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130922
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 12 '20 at 15:09
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th 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 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
77.3% Very good
Memory 83.1
1-Core 117
2-Core 228
80% 143 Pts
4-Core 386
8-Core 584
60% 485 Pts
64-Core 586
36% 586 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 77.3%
Great: 84%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM841 mSATA 256GB
180GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXT43D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 240 237 239 228 241 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
77.1% Very good
Read 416
Write 251
Mixed 169
SusWrite 238
60% 269 MB/s
4K Read 22.5
4K Write 97
4K Mixed 21.4
113% 47 MB/s
DQ Read 361
DQ Write 205
DQ Mixed 63.8
106% 210 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 77%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (64th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
51.9% Above average
MC Read 18.1
MC Write 18.6
MC Mixed 15.9
50% 17.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 18.1
50% 17.6 GB/s
Latency 74.9
53% 74.9 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 51.9%
Great: 61%

 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: 87% - Excellent Total price: $597
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