MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 85.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics39.7% 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)
Memory14.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130517
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 11 '18 at 19:12
Run Duration83 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770-$75
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.5% Excellent
Memory 92.9
1-Core 116
2-Core 232
84% 147 Pts
4-Core 425
8-Core 588
64% 507 Pts
64-Core 589
36% 589 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500
Asus(1043 3006) 3GB
CLim: 1070 MHz, MLim: 1600 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.12.1
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
39.7% Below average
Lighting 51.9
Reflection 34.5
Parallax 65
42% 50.4 fps
MRender 32.7
Gravity 50.6
Splatting 43
35% 42.1 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 39.7%
Great: 39%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
887GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 204
Write 176
Mixed 165
136% 182 MB/s
4K Read 1.04
4K Write 2.83
4K Mixed 0.24
123% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 109%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 992102 (997102) 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
59.4% Above average
MC Read 22.1
MC Write 21
MC Mixed 17.2
57% 20.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 21.5
SC Mixed 20.3
56% 19.5 GB/s
Latency 62.4
64% 62.4 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 59.4%
Great: 61%

 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: 87% - Excellent Total price: $597
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