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MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 82.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics60.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive64.8% 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.
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140721
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateMar 18 '19 at 05:30
Run Duration178 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU7%
Watch Gameplay: 1060-6GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
82.7% Excellent
Memory 87.2
1-Core 115
2-Core 224
81% 142 Pts
4-Core 421
8-Core 635
66% 528 Pts
64-Core 639
40% 639 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 82.7%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 418.91
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
60.2% Good
Lighting 75
Reflection 77.7
Parallax 74.7
61% 75.8 fps
MRender 70.7
Gravity 69.5
Splatting 73
58% 71 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60.2%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 240GB-$139
55GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 400i
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 177 164 171 173 172 MB/s
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
64.8% Good
Read 232
Write 186
Mixed 206
SusWrite 170
45% 198 MB/s
4K Read 25.4
4K Write 73.4
4K Mixed 33.7
120% 44.2 MB/s
DQ Read 185
DQ Write 168
DQ Mixed 180
134% 178 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 64.8%
Great: 95%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$99
21GB free
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 446
Write 381
Mixed 384
90% 404 MB/s
4K Read 35.8
4K Write 92.7
4K Mixed 46.8
163% 58.4 MB/s
DQ Read 371
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 233
208% 314 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139
106GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 56 55 56 57 57 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
31% Below average
Read 51.5
Write 53.8
Mixed 46.5
SusWrite 56.1
38% 52 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.6
126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 31%
Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$82
3TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 173 179 172 176 178 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
89.3% Excellent
Read 136
Write 152
Mixed 68.3
SusWrite 174
97% 133 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 4
4K Mixed 0.7
198% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 89.3%
Great: 90%
M4-CT512 M4SSD2 512GB
139GB free, PID 0567
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 252 158 33 39 38 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
162% Outstanding
Read 356
Write 258
Mixed 267
SusWrite 129
322% 253 MB/s
4K Read 14.4
4K Write 25.8
4K Mixed 16.6
1,496% 18.9 MB/s
DQ Read 16.5
DQ Write 36.7
DQ Mixed 19.5
1,973% 24.2 MB/s
Poor: 162%
This bench: 162%
Great: 312%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1333 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
48.9% Average
MC Read 16.8
MC Write 17.8
MC Mixed 15.1
47% 16.6 GB/s
SC Read 12.9
SC Write 17.2
SC Mixed 15.8
44% 15.3 GB/s
Latency 70.2
57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 48.9%
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 4,193 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: 61% - Good Total price: $719
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