MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 113%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 95%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics126% 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 Drive93% 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
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141224
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 30 '17 at 00:56
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.7% Excellent
Memory 95.9
1-Core 127
2-Core 89.6
71% 104 Pts
4-Core 450
8-Core 694
71% 572 Pts
64-Core 682
42% 682 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 89.7%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (68th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
126% Outstanding
Lighting 174
Reflection 202
Parallax 173
142% 183 fps
MRender 130
Gravity 170
Splatting 127
115% 142 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 126%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
3GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
93% Outstanding
Read 513
Write 369
Mixed 400
95% 428 MB/s
4K Read 45.7
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 27.6
159% 58.5 MB/s
DQ Read 47.7
DQ Write 107
DQ Mixed 27.4
35% 60.6 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 93%
Great: 124%
Seagate ST3000DM001-9YN166 1TB
315GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
88% Excellent
Read 159
Write 147
Mixed 134
110% 147 MB/s
4K Read 0.85
4K Write 2.25
4K Mixed 0.29
110% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 88%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
70% Good
MC Read 25.1
MC Write 25.6
MC Mixed 21.5
69% 24.1 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 23.5
SC Mixed 22
61% 21.5 GB/s
Latency 54.1
74% 54.1 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 70%
Great: 72%

 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 1,323 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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HDDRAMUSB
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