MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics86.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive114% 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.
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)
Memory5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130517
Uptime10 Days
Run DateJul 16 '18 at 13:10
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing as expected (57th 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 3.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
73.7% Very good
Memory 90.8
1-Core 91.6
2-Core 215
76% 133 Pts
4-Core 336
8-Core 292
43% 314 Pts
64-Core 287
18% 287 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 73.7%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
86.7% Excellent
Lighting 109
Reflection 118
Parallax 109
89% 112 fps
MRender 97
Gravity 99.5
Splatting 103
82% 99.8 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
293GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 443 468 485 485 487 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 490
Mixed 386
SusWrite 465
104% 461 MB/s
4K Read 43.8
4K Write 97.2
4K Mixed 53.9
187% 65 MB/s
DQ Read 248
DQ Write 97.3
DQ Mixed 139
112% 162 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 114%
Great: 134%
WD WD10EADX-00TDHB0 1TB
386GB free
Firmware: 77.04D77
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 82 81 81 82 82 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
47.2% Average
Read 82.8
Write 76.5
Mixed 63.3
SusWrite 81.7
56% 76.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
117% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 47.2%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
28.9% Poor
MC Read 9.4
MC Write 9.4
MC Mixed 8.5
26% 9.1 GB/s
SC Read 6.4
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 9.4
23% 8.1 GB/s
Latency 66
61% 66 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 28.9%
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 4,004 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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