MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics86% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive119% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory20.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime2.3 Days
Run DateMay 11 '19 at 23:02
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User BLR-User
Background CPU4%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th 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 (100th percentile)
91.2% Outstanding
Memory 94.1
1-Core 126
2-Core 263
90% 161 Pts
4-Core 476
8-Core 684
73% 580 Pts
64-Core 684
42% 684 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 91.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Gigabyte(1458 3772) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.64
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
86% Excellent
Lighting 108
Reflection 116
Parallax 98
88% 107 fps
MRender 97.8
Gravity 100
Splatting 102
82% 99.9 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
117GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 328 217 215 217 212 210 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 493
Mixed 369
SusWrite 233
90% 400 MB/s
4K Read 47.8
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 64.2
219% 78 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 364
274% 365 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 119%
Great: 124%
Seagate ST31000340AS 1TB-$136
372GB free
Firmware: SD1A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 98 101 101 102 101 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
59.6% Above average
Read 107
Write 98
Mixed 57.5
SusWrite 100
66% 90.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1
178% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 59.6%
Great: 59%
Seagate Constellation ES.3 1TB-$33
323GB free
Firmware: SN04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 156 160 161 161 161 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
93.5% Outstanding
Read 166
Write 174
Mixed 93.7
SusWrite 159
109% 148 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
210% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 93.5%
Great: 103%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8GX KHX1600C9D3/8GX KHX1600C10D3/8G 24GB
1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
51.7% Above average
MC Read 19.1
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 13.7
48% 17 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 20.6
SC Mixed 17.4
51% 17.8 GB/s
Latency 59.6
67% 59.6 ns

 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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