MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (97th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 3 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics90.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D 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)
Memory9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140721
Uptime15.6 Days
Run DateJan 11 '21 at 14:11
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (97th 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 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
87.9% Excellent
Memory 96.2
1-Core 115
2-Core 236
85% 149 Pts
4-Core 430
8-Core 631
66% 530 Pts
64-Core 625
39% 625 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
90.4% Outstanding
Lighting 115
Reflection 114
Parallax 105
94% 111 fps
MRender 98.4
Gravity 105
Splatting 102
84% 102 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 90.4%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 830 128GB-$109
43GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXM03B1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 43 43 44 44 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 48% Great: 76%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190
161GB free
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 336 348 353 353 357 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 483
Mixed 387
SusWrite 365
98% 434 MB/s
4K Read 45.1
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 60.8
209% 75 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 336
260% 356 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 124%
Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
67.7% Good
MC Read 25.3
MC Write 24.8
MC Mixed 19.3
66% 23.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.8
SC Write 21.6
SC Mixed 23.2
60% 20.9 GB/s
Latency 53.1
75% 53.1 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 67.7%
Great: 68%

 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 4,014 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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