MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics53.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive90.2% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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)
Memory4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130517
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateNov 09 '19 at 00:03
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4440-$128
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
74.9% Very good
Memory 89.3
1-Core 92.4
2-Core 184
72% 122 Pts
4-Core 350
8-Core 357
47% 353 Pts
64-Core 342
21% 342 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 74.9%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1340 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.9.2
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
53.3% Above average
Lighting 66
Reflection 69.7
Parallax 98.5
54% 78.1 fps
MRender 70
Gravity 67.3
Splatting 57.5
52% 64.9 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 53.3%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
89GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 227 220 254 202 199 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
90.2% Outstanding
Read 470
Write 257
Mixed 264
SusWrite 226
68% 304 MB/s
4K Read 31.6
4K Write 90.2
4K Mixed 36.6
142% 52.8 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 253
DQ Mixed 238
199% 290 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 90.2%
Great: 128%
Samsung HD502HJ 500GB-$50
137GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 68 68 71 70 71 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
30.9% Below average
Read 38
Write 97
Mixed 39
SusWrite 69.3
45% 60.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
158% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 30.9%
Great: 77%
Maxtor STM3320820AS 320GB
225GB free
Firmware: E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 75 75 73 75 75 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
41.9% Average
Read 71.5
Write 39.5
Mixed 41
SusWrite 74.2
42% 56.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 41.9%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CL9.9-9 D3-1600 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
32.3% Below average
MC Read 10.6
MC Write 11.3
MC Mixed 9.1
30% 10.3 GB/s
SC Read 8.9
SC Write 11
SC Mixed 9.2
28% 9.7 GB/s
Latency 68.1
59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 32.3%
Great: 35%

 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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