MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive106% 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.
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140220
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 20 '18 at 02:32
Run Duration197 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
84.8% Excellent
Memory 92.2
1-Core 89.9
2-Core 248
79% 143 Pts
4-Core 441
8-Core 479
61% 460 Pts
64-Core 470
29% 470 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 84.8%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB
125GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 461 408 376 361 338 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 541
Write 459
Mixed 363
SusWrite 397
99% 440 MB/s
4K Read 34.4
4K Write 75.9
4K Mixed 44.6
150% 51.6 MB/s
DQ Read 244
DQ Write 382
DQ Mixed 272
217% 299 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 106%
Great: 313%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
836GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 170 172 171 170 168 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 194
Write 179
Mixed 94
SusWrite 170
117% 159 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1.2
239% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 105%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
59.6% Above average
MC Read 21.3
MC Write 22.4
MC Mixed 18
59% 20.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 21
SC Mixed 18.2
51% 17.9 GB/s
Latency 63.7
63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 59.6%
Great: 63%

 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 4,010 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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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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