MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
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 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics63.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive60.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 13 '18 at 18:09
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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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 i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
87.9% Excellent
Memory 95.8
1-Core 130
2-Core 247
90% 158 Pts
4-Core 432
8-Core 662
68% 547 Pts
64-Core 660
41% 660 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 399.24
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
63.3% Good
Lighting 80.3
Reflection 78.7
Parallax 68
66% 75.7 fps
MRender 71
Gravity 72.2
Splatting 73
59% 72.1 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 63.3%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 480GB-$31
27GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS131122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 137 106 116 162 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
60.3% Good
Read 468
Write 452
Mixed 385
SusWrite 134
81% 360 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 77
4K Mixed 11.8
102% 39.8 MB/s
DQ Read 191
DQ Write 1.5
DQ Mixed 200
119% 131 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 60.3%
Great: 101%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$29
529GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 156 158 159 159 159 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
96.4% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 144
Mixed 88
SusWrite 158
104% 142 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.2
245% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 96.4%
Great: 109%
Asmt ASM1156-PM 1TB
812GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 195 196 196 196 196 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 189
Write 124
Mixed 87.5
SusWrite 195
109% 149 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
133% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 110%
Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
38.4% Below average
MC Read 12.6
MC Write 12.8
MC Mixed 10.8
34% 12.1 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 11.6
SC Mixed 12.7
34% 12 GB/s
Latency 54.6
73% 54.6 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 38.4%
Great: 40%

 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 1,331 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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