MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics78.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131202
Uptime26.1 Days
Run DateMay 13 '21 at 15:32
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 35%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
70.1% Very good
Memory 81.7
1-Core 103
2-Core 192
72% 126 Pts
4-Core 317
8-Core 470
49% 393 Pts
64-Core 499
31% 499 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 70.1%
Great: 78%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
MSI(1462 7821) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
3.09% Terrible
Lighting 3.6
Reflection 2.5
Parallax 6.6
3% 4.23 fps
MRender 4.6
Gravity 2.5
Splatting 5
3% 4.03 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.09%
Great: 3%
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.79
Performing below potential (50th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
78.5% Very good
Lighting 96.1
Reflection 110
Parallax 97.6
78% 101 fps
MRender 92.4
Gravity 96
Splatting 99.4
79% 95.9 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB-$215
4GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.5
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 335
Write 385
Mixed 274
74% 331 MB/s
4K Read 22.9
4K Write 76.6
4K Mixed 30.5
114% 43.3 MB/s
DQ Read 332
DQ Write 217
DQ Mixed 251
194% 267 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 104%
WD Blue 750GB (2008)-$72
34GB free
Firmware: 30.04G30
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 54 56 47 47 56 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
28.7% Poor
Read 47
Write 43.5
Mixed 35
SusWrite 52.5
33% 44.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 28.7%
Great: 52%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
113GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 170 170 175 179 174 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 196
Write 146
Mixed 81.7
SusWrite 172
109% 149 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 106%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 992124 (997124) 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
48.2% Average
MC Read 16.2
MC Write 16.9
MC Mixed 16.1
47% 16.4 GB/s
SC Read 12.5
SC Write 17.6
SC Mixed 16.5
44% 15.5 GB/s
Latency 77.4
52% 77.4 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 48.2%
Great: 81%

 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 4,004 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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