MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics38% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive40.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit couleurs, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130517
Uptime6.3 Days
Run DateAug 03 '18 at 10:59
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (49th 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 above expectations (72nd percentile)
77.3% Very good
Memory 89.2
1-Core 95.8
2-Core 196
74% 127 Pts
4-Core 354
8-Core 576
57% 465 Pts
64-Core 573
35% 573 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 77.3%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279
Gainward(10B0 1184) 2GB
CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
38% Below average
Lighting 46.3
Reflection 41.8
Parallax 59.3
38% 49.1 fps
MRender 55.9
Gravity 51.1
Splatting 38.5
39% 48.5 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 38%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z32080RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 44 67 67 70 73 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
40.2% Average
Read 318
Write 175
Mixed 138
SusWrite 63.6
38% 174 MB/s
4K Read 12.5
4K Write 61.5
4K Mixed 11.6
66% 28.5 MB/s
DQ Read 131
DQ Write 53.1
DQ Mixed 30.1
39% 71.5 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 40.2%
Great: 78%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89
205GB free
Firmware: 1AG01118
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 67 68 68 68 68 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
37.5% Below average
Read 62.7
Write 71
Mixed 53
SusWrite 67.5
47% 63.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 37.5%
Great: 59%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E380 500GB
225GB free
Firmware: GG2OACY0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 83 85 86 86 85 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
49.2% Average
Read 87.2
Write 80.5
Mixed 32
SusWrite 84.1
52% 70.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
119% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 49.2%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-10666CL9-4GBSR 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBRL 0420 F3-10666CL9-4GBSR 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBRL 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49.1% Average
MC Read 18.2
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 15.2
49% 17.2 GB/s
SC Read 10.7
SC Write 14.7
SC Mixed 12.7
36% 12.7 GB/s
Latency 68.2
59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 49.1%
Great: 53%

 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 4,009 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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