MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 107%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics116% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive85.6% 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.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 08 '18 at 14:47
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-5775C-$250
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
92.1% Outstanding
Memory 97
1-Core 134
2-Core 262
92% 165 Pts
4-Core 470
8-Core 709
73% 589 Pts
64-Core 707
44% 707 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 92.1%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2649 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.7
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Lighting 156
Reflection 162
Parallax 152
128% 157 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 150
Splatting 119
107% 131 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 116%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
178GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 255 254 311 491 460 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
85.6% Excellent
Read 417
Write 425
Mixed 402
SusWrite 340
89% 396 MB/s
4K Read 14.6
4K Write 99.5
4K Mixed 24.2
106% 46.1 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 349
DQ Mixed 360
272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 128%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX4O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 187 187 187 188 188 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 175
Write 188
Mixed 21.3
SusWrite 188
103% 143 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.5
144% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 104%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 2000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
76% Very good
MC Read 27.2
MC Write 28.3
MC Mixed 23.8
76% 26.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 22.6
SC Mixed 25.4
63% 21.9 GB/s
Latency 50.1
80% 50.1 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 76%
Great: 73%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 1,322 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) - $152

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $800
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