MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics49.4% 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 Drive19.9% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130517
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 05 '20 at 23:33
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th 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 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
81.2% Excellent
Memory 89.7
1-Core 113
2-Core 221
80% 141 Pts
4-Core 423
8-Core 412
56% 418 Pts
64-Core 423
26% 423 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325
CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.20
Performing below potential (49th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
49.4% Average
Lighting 63.5
Reflection 74.5
Parallax 84.2
52% 74.1 fps
MRender 63.8
Gravity 59.8
Splatting 44.9
45% 56.2 fps
Poor: 45%
This bench: 49.4%
Great: 52%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
CSSD-V60GB2 60GB
27GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 7 4.3 18 17 19 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
19.9% Very poor
Read 195
Write 57.7
Mixed 51.8
SusWrite 18.2
18% 80.7 MB/s
4K Read 12.6
4K Write 27.7
4K Mixed 0.3
34% 13.5 MB/s
DQ Read 55
DQ Write 28.1
DQ Mixed 5
13% 29.4 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 19.9%
Great: 32%
WDC WD50 00BEVT-00ZAT0 500GB
27GB free, PID 5106
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 38 38 38 38 38 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
19.6% Very poor
Read 38.1
Write 37.4
Mixed 28.3
SusWrite 37.2
48% 35.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 19.6%
Great: 25%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
63.9% Good
MC Read 22.8
MC Write 23.5
MC Mixed 20.2
63% 22.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 20.9
SC Mixed 21
57% 20 GB/s
Latency 67.7
59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 63.9%
Great: 62%

 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 4,034 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: 90% - Outstanding Total price: $537
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