MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics35.6% 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 Drive81.9% 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.
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.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130922
Uptime1.6 Days
Run DateNov 14 '17 at 07:26
Run Duration85 Seconds
Run User VNM-User
Background CPU 26%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3-$45
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
77.1% Very good
Memory 88.2
1-Core 96
2-Core 203
74% 129 Pts
4-Core 357
8-Core 536
56% 447 Pts
64-Core 504
31% 504 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
MSI(1462 3201) 2GB
CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
35.6% Below average
Lighting 46.5
Reflection 44.7
Parallax 39.6
38% 43.6 fps
MRender 39.2
Gravity 40.7
Splatting 34.8
31% 38.3 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 35.6%
Great: 36%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Q200 EX 240GB
152GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JXRA4101 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
81.9% Excellent
Read 495
Write 465
Mixed 494
108% 485 MB/s
4K Read 21.4
4K Write 80.7
4K Mixed 17
97% 39.7 MB/s
DQ Read 19.4
DQ Write 217
DQ Mixed 19.6
44% 85.4 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR3-1600 CL9 4GB 0622 DDR3-1600 CL11 4GB 0622 DDR3-1600 CL11 4GB 0622 DDR3-1600 CL9 4GB 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
54.7% Above average
MC Read 19.5
MC Write 20.9
MC Mixed 16.5
54% 19 GB/s
SC Read 13.4
SC Write 17.8
SC Mixed 16.7
46% 16 GB/s
Latency 69.4
58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 54.7%
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 4,014 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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