MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 78.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics78.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140721
Uptime26.1 Days
Run DateJan 07 '21 at 04:39
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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 as expected (45th percentile)
78.7% Very good
Memory 92.3
1-Core 122
2-Core 212
83% 142 Pts
4-Core 352
8-Core 548
56% 450 Pts
64-Core 605
37% 605 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 78.7%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing below potential (49th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
78.4% Very good
Lighting 96.6
Reflection 114
Parallax 101
79% 104 fps
MRender 99.3
Gravity 97.2
Splatting 90
78% 95.5 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA100 120GB
40GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z22000RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 189 199 180 200 201 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive
Read 446
Write 191
Mixed 182
SusWrite 194
56% 253 MB/s
4K Read 20.5
4K Write 93.1
4K Mixed 12.9
97% 42.2 MB/s
DQ Read 166
DQ Write 204
DQ Mixed 76.8
88% 149 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 109%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB
424GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 130 130 121 127 118 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
67.7% Good
Read 107
Write 126
Mixed 28.2
SusWrite 128
70% 97.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.4
111% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 67.7%
Great: 78%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 0420 F3-14900CL10-8GBXL KHX1866C10D3/8G 0420 F3-14900CL10-8GBXL 32GB
1333, 1867, 1333, 1867 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
63.6% Good
MC Read 24.2
MC Write 24
MC Mixed 18.1
63% 22.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.6
SC Write 21.3
SC Mixed 20.2
54% 19 GB/s
Latency 63.5
63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 63.6%
Great: 64%

 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 4,018 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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