MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics84.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140721
Uptime6.7 Days
Run DateAug 09 '19 at 11:26
Run Duration154 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 12%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (47th 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, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
73.1% Very good
Memory 78.9
1-Core 107
2-Core 210
74% 132 Pts
4-Core 390
8-Core 386
52% 388 Pts
64-Core 382
24% 382 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
84.4% Excellent
Lighting 107
Reflection 112
Parallax 93.4
87% 104 fps
MRender 94.5
Gravity 97.5
Splatting 98.2
79% 96.7 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 84.4%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
13GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 460
Write 389
Mixed 298
85% 383 MB/s
4K Read 40.4
4K Write 99.6
4K Mixed 49.9
178% 63.3 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 177
183% 298 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
381GB free
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 116 118 117 119 119 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
71.4% Very good
Read 131
Write 79.7
Mixed 77
SusWrite 118
75% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 71.4%
Great: 114%
Seagate BUP Slim SL 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0304
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 130 132 133 133 133 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
64.4% Good
Read 91.7
Write 135
Mixed 88.3
SusWrite 132
82% 112 MB/s
4K Read 2
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 0.7
215% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 64.4%
Great: 65%
Lacie d2 TBT2 USB3 3TB
247GB free
Firmware: 1153
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 41 42 42 41 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
23.1% Poor
Read 39
Write 36.7
Mixed 29
SusWrite 41.1
27% 36.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 23.1%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
47% Average
MC Read 15.1
MC Write 17.3
MC Mixed 15.4
46% 15.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 18.1
SC Mixed 15.5
45% 15.6 GB/s
Latency 82.6
48% 82.6 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 47%
Great: 103%

 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 4,014 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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