MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 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 85.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics63% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive113% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130503
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateNov 17 '17 at 10:53
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (86th 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 4 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
85.1% Excellent
Memory 95.8
1-Core 120
2-Core 228
85% 148 Pts
4-Core 402
8-Core 585
62% 493 Pts
64-Core 622
38% 622 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 85.1%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.31
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
63% Good
Lighting 80.1
Reflection 78.7
Parallax 68.6
65% 75.8 fps
MRender 71.5
Gravity 70.9
Splatting 72.2
59% 71.6 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 63%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
125GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 494
Write 406
Mixed 418
98% 439 MB/s
4K Read 42.9
4K Write 98.3
4K Mixed 46.4
176% 62.5 MB/s
DQ Read 358
DQ Write 284
DQ Mixed 121
145% 255 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 113%
Great: 134%
TO Exter nal USB 3.0 4TB
3.5TB free
Firmware: 0104
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 17% Great: 102%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
70.6% Very good
MC Read 26.7
MC Write 25.8
MC Mixed 20.5
70% 24.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.3
SC Write 21.6
SC Mixed 25
62% 21.6 GB/s
Latency 54.6
73% 54.6 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 70.6%
Great: 63%

 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 4,000 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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