MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics20.9% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140721
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 18 '18 at 09:20
Run Duration87 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
88.2% Excellent
Memory 97.4
1-Core 117
2-Core 237
86% 150 Pts
4-Core 455
8-Core 466
61% 460 Pts
64-Core 463
29% 463 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 88.2%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 480-$500
Asus(1043 8349) 1.5GB
CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 924 MHz, Ram: 1.5GB, Driver: 390.77
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
20.9% Poor
Lighting 23.9
Reflection 36.9
Parallax 26.4
20% 29.1 fps
MRender 39.2
Gravity 19.7
Splatting 28.6
24% 29.1 fps
Poor: 19%
This bench: 20.9%
Great: 22%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
482GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC38 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
40.1% Average
Read 76
Write 63.9
Mixed 86.6
57% 75.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.08
4K Write 1.08
4K Mixed 0.24
50% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 40.1%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
88.5% Excellent
MC Read 32.3
MC Write 34
MC Mixed 28.9
91% 31.7 GB/s
SC Read 20.3
SC Write 22.2
SC Mixed 26
65% 22.8 GB/s
Latency 48.8
82% 48.8 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 86%

 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 4,000 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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