MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics121% 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 Drive69.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140220
Uptime7.2 Days
Run DateApr 25 '20 at 08:08
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd 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 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
66.6% Good
Memory 79.4
1-Core 91.3
2-Core 157
65% 109 Pts
4-Core 309
8-Core 330
42% 319 Pts
64-Core 331
20% 331 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 66.6%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.75
Performing below potential (40th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
121% Outstanding
Lighting 165
Reflection 184
Parallax 168
135% 172 fps
MRender 122
Gravity 170
Splatting 118
110% 136 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 121%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150
23GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM06B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 85 82 82 115 86 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
69.5% Good
Read 433
Write 160
Mixed 204
SusWrite 89.3
49% 222 MB/s
4K Read 27.1
4K Write 80.2
4K Mixed 28.6
120% 45.3 MB/s
DQ Read 359
DQ Write 107
DQ Mixed 109
113% 191 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 69.5%
Great: 110%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109
90GB free
Firmware: RVQ02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 44 42 42 41 41 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
82.8% Excellent
Read 464
Write 442
Mixed 388
SusWrite 55.2
75% 337 MB/s
4K Read 29.4
4K Write 87.1
4K Mixed 42
144% 52.8 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 356
268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 82.8%
Great: 121%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905403-447.A00LF 9905403-447.A00LF 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 16GB
1333, 1333, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
45.4% Average
MC Read 16
MC Write 16.8
MC Mixed 14.6
45% 15.8 GB/s
SC Read 11.5
SC Write 14.5
SC Mixed 12.9
37% 13 GB/s
Latency 81.7
49% 81.7 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 45.4%
Great: 54%

 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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