MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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.
Graphics38.6% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140721
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 12 '18 at 22:39
Run Duration174 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
81.2% Excellent
Memory 90.1
1-Core 112
2-Core 186
76% 129 Pts
4-Core 390
8-Core 590
61% 490 Pts
64-Core 579
36% 579 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
EVGA(3842 2968) 2GB
CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 399.7
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
38.6% Below average
Lighting 51
Reflection 47.3
Parallax 42.7
42% 47 fps
MRender 38.9
Gravity 43.8
Splatting 38.7
33% 40.5 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 38.6%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 145 176 188 193 190 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 201
Write 180
Mixed 75
SusWrite 176
115% 158 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 108%
Great: 114%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 64GB
57GB free, PID 00ee
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.4 4.8 3.9 4.6 4.8 4.5 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
5.26% Terrible
Read 21.5
Write 5.7
Mixed 8.7
SusWrite 4
11% 9.98 MB/s
4K Read 5.4
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
20% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.26%
Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (48th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
57.3% Above average
MC Read 21.1
MC Write 21.1
MC Mixed 16.8
56% 19.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.7
SC Write 20.2
SC Mixed 18
51% 18 GB/s
Latency 67
60% 67 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 57.3%
Great: 78%

 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 4,010 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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