MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 105%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics115% 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 Drive126% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 21 '18 at 20:22
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU0%
Watch Gameplay: 1080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way above expectations (93rd 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 above expectations (85th percentile)
90.3% Outstanding
Memory 97
1-Core 135
2-Core 254
92% 162 Pts
4-Core 451
8-Core 698
71% 574 Pts
64-Core 700
43% 700 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 90.3%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2604 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 411.63
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Lighting 154
Reflection 162
Parallax 152
125% 156 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 149
Splatting 119
105% 129 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 115%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
189GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 486 341 299 300 299 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
126% Outstanding
Read 516
Write 495
Mixed 466
SusWrite 368
104% 461 MB/s
4K Read 47.3
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 63.4
213% 74.6 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 352
DQ Mixed 364
274% 367 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 126%
Great: 128%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX4O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 189 186 191 190 185 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 158
Mixed 22.1
SusWrite 188
99% 138 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.5
144% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 106%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 2200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
77.4% Very good
MC Read 28.9
MC Write 28.7
MC Mixed 23.4
77% 27 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 22.6
SC Mixed 25.6
63% 22.1 GB/s
Latency 50.1
80% 50.1 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 77.4%
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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