MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 71.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics51.8% 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 Drive79.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130517
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 19 '18 at 22:46
Run Duration175 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 22%
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 PC Performing below expectations (35th 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
71.3% Very good
Memory 83.5
1-Core 102
2-Core 177
71% 121 Pts
4-Core 320
8-Core 458
49% 389 Pts
64-Core 513
32% 513 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 71.3%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1310 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.5.1
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
51.8% Above average
Lighting 64.6
Reflection 69.1
Parallax 80
53% 71.2 fps
MRender 68.8
Gravity 61.2
Splatting 56.7
50% 62.2 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 51.8%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$42
133GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MAT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
79.5% Very good
Read 484
Write 268
Mixed 276
76% 343 MB/s
4K Read 37.1
4K Write 45.6
4K Mixed 25.9
114% 36.2 MB/s
DQ Read 300
DQ Write 134
DQ Mixed 25.1
70% 153 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 114%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68
870GB free
Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
87.9% Excellent
Read 110
Write 196
Mixed 150
114% 152 MB/s
4K Read 0.91
4K Write 5.28
4K Mixed 1.05
253% 2.42 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 112%
Asmedia ASM1153E 1TB
208GB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
10.2% Very poor
Read 9.37
Write 27.8
Mixed 4.94
20% 14 MB/s
4K Read 0.09
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.09
34% 0.36 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 10.2%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
23.9% Poor
MC Read 7
MC Write 8.3
MC Mixed 7
21% 7.43 GB/s
SC Read 5.8
SC Write 7.4
SC Mixed 6.6
19% 6.6 GB/s
Latency 74.3
54% 74.3 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 23.9%
Great: 66%

 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 4,013 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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