MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 81.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics60.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive20.6% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140326
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateApr 22 '19 at 07:48
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd 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
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
81.7% Excellent
Memory 90.8
1-Core 114
2-Core 230
82% 145 Pts
4-Core 392
8-Core 595
61% 494 Pts
64-Core 596
37% 596 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 81.7%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 390X-$340
Asus(1043 04DF) ≥ 4GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 22.19.662.4
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
60.2% Good
Lighting 75.1
Reflection 63.9
Parallax 93.2
61% 77.4 fps
MRender 63.4
Gravity 63
Splatting 82
58% 69.4 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 60.2%
Great: 57%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38
154GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 34 37 35 33 35 MB/s
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
20.6% Poor
Read 152
Write 26.8
Mixed 76.2
SusWrite 45.3
16% 74.9 MB/s
4K Read 16.8
4K Write 5
4K Mixed 8.8
39% 10.2 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 20.6%
Great: 102%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$29
663GB free
Firmware: 01.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 166 166 166 166 166 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
95.5% Outstanding
Read 167
Write 154
Mixed 104
SusWrite 165
108% 148 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.1
220% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 95.5%
Great: 109%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$70
437GB free
Firmware: JP4O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 107 110 105 107 107 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
60% Above average
Read 102
Write 104
Mixed 46.2
SusWrite 107
66% 89.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 60%
Great: 74%
WDC WD20 EZRZ-00Z5HB0 2TB
336GB free, PID 8561
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 143 143 143 142 143 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
54.9% Above average
Read 110
Write 112
Mixed 63.5
SusWrite 142
146% 107 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
123% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 54.9%
Great: 55%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
50.8% Above average
MC Read 17.5
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 15.5
49% 17 GB/s
SC Read 13.6
SC Write 19
SC Mixed 17
47% 16.5 GB/s
Latency 66.1
60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 50.8%
Great: 88%

 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 4,065 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: 64% - Good Total price: $654
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