MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 129%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 108%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 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 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics140% 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 Drive132% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory30 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime5.2 Days
Run DateJan 31 '19 at 21:21
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User BHR-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (96th 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 4.6 GHz, turbo 5.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.7% Outstanding
Memory 95.4
1-Core 134
2-Core 272
93% 167 Pts
4-Core 496
8-Core 732
76% 614 Pts
64-Core 726
45% 726 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 93.7%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2977 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.71
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
140% Outstanding
Lighting 199
Reflection 212
Parallax 211
162% 207 fps
MRender 137
Gravity 194
Splatting 134
126% 155 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 140%
Great: 133%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
131GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 487 392 293 291 291 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
132% Outstanding
Read 518
Write 490
Mixed 453
SusWrite 361
102% 455 MB/s
4K Read 51.6
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 68.9
235% 83.5 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 349
DQ Mixed 361
272% 365 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 132%
Great: 128%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
63.4% Good
MC Read 22.2
MC Write 22.2
MC Mixed 19.1
60% 21.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 24.3
SC Mixed 22.1
62% 21.7 GB/s
Latency 56
71% 56 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 63.4%
Great: 82%

 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%
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Desktop
Desktop 84%
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Workstation
Workstation 36%
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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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