MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 110%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine
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 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 82%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics136% 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)
Memory22.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130517
Uptime2.3 Days
Run DateMay 26 '20 at 08:04
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU8%

 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 i7-4770-$75
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
82% Excellent
Memory 91.1
1-Core 117
2-Core 229
83% 146 Pts
4-Core 394
8-Core 616
62% 505 Pts
64-Core 609
38% 609 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 82%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
136% Outstanding
Lighting 190
Reflection 179
Parallax 181
155% 183 fps
MRender 203
Gravity 160
Splatting 113
125% 159 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 136%
Great: 139%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 40 37 39 38 40 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
99.6% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 482
Mixed 390
SusWrite 70.5
81% 362 MB/s
4K Read 44.6
4K Write 96
4K Mixed 55.4
189% 65.3 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 230
209% 318 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 99.6%
Great: 118%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$50
770GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 127 126 127 126 126 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
62% Good
Read 91.5
Write 64.1
Mixed 68.6
SusWrite 124
64% 87.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
160% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 62%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown ZEUS-1600 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
60.6% Good
MC Read 21.6
MC Write 22
MC Mixed 18.7
59% 20.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 21.3
SC Mixed 20
55% 19.4 GB/s
Latency 65.7
61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 37%
This bench: 60.6%
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 4,028 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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Intel Core i5-12600K $160Nvidia RTX 4070 $515Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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