MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 113%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 96%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics127% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive99.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140721
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 06 '20 at 22:34
Run Duration168 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.6 GHz, turbo 5.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.4% Excellent
Memory 95
1-Core 135
2-Core 267
92% 166 Pts
4-Core 451
8-Core 722
72% 587 Pts
64-Core 700
43% 700 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499
Gigabyte(1458 376B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 442.50
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
127% Outstanding
Lighting 179
Reflection 196
Parallax 190
146% 188 fps
MRender 120
Gravity 174
Splatting 121
112% 138 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 127%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Mz7ge960hmhp-000m3 00FN333 00FN336IBM 960GB
299GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0CA31
SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 382 178 158 246 237 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
99.6% Outstanding
Read 484
Write 380
Mixed 286
SusWrite 264
79% 353 MB/s
4K Read 34
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 43.1
161% 59.8 MB/s
DQ Read 348
DQ Write 315
DQ Mixed 277
223% 313 MB/s
Poor: 85%
This bench: 99.6%
Great: 106%
Liteonit LCT-256M3S-41 7mm 256GB FDE
13GB free
Firmware: SRDB
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 476
Write 354
Mixed 273
81% 368 MB/s
4K Read 33
4K Write 88
4K Mixed 39.4
147% 53.5 MB/s
DQ Read 290
DQ Write 266
DQ Mixed 172
158% 243 MB/s
Poor: 54% Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$49
571GB free
Firmware: CC9D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 162 162 168 167 165 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
93.1% Outstanding
Read 163
Write 116
Mixed 83
SusWrite 162
96% 131 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.7
130% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 93.1%
Great: 114%
Hitachi HUA723030ALA640 3TB-$37
231GB free
Firmware: MKAOAA50
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 80 82 82 82 82 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
46.1% Average
Read 78.3
Write 86.2
Mixed 62.3
SusWrite 81.8
57% 77.2 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1
190% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 46.1%
Great: 87%
Seagate Desktop 8TB
5TB free
Firmware: 040B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 163 166 168 160 168 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
78.6% Very good
Read 110
Write 112
Mixed 95.5
SusWrite 162
88% 120 MB/s
4K Read 4.5
4K Write 3.5
4K Mixed 0.7
330% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 78.6%
Great: 93%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-14900CL10-8GBXL 0420 F3-12800CL10-8GBXL 0420 F3-14900CL10-8GBXL 0420 F3-12800CL10-8GBXL 32GB
1867, 1600, 1867, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
66.8% Good
MC Read 24.6
MC Write 24.6
MC Mixed 18.5
64% 22.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 24.9
SC Mixed 23.8
64% 22.5 GB/s
Latency 57
70% 57 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 66.8%
Great: 67%

 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 4,069 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: 61% - Good Total price: $720
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