MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics32.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory10 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141110
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 01 '19 at 20:57
Run Duration107 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460-$194
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.1% Very good
Memory 89.7
1-Core 100
2-Core 195
75% 128 Pts
4-Core 347
8-Core 369
47% 358 Pts
64-Core 371
23% 371 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 75.1%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199
Sapphire(174B E272) 2GB
CLim: 1150 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.1.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
32.7% Below average
Lighting 41.1
Reflection 37
Parallax 49.6
34% 42.6 fps
MRender 33
Gravity 36.1
Splatting 43
31% 37.3 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 32.7%
Great: 29%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD1002FBYS-02A6B0 1TB
737GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 03.00C06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 75 60 73 96 88 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
46.2% Average
Read 85.2
Write 108
Mixed 79.9
SusWrite 75.4
65% 87.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
188% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 46.2%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 0215 CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
29.9% Poor
MC Read 9.6
MC Write 9.8
MC Mixed 8.6
27% 9.33 GB/s
SC Read 9.4
SC Write 9.6
SC Mixed 9
27% 9.33 GB/s
Latency 67.6
59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 29.9%
Great: 52%

 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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