MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics36.1% 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 Drive39.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime4.1 Days
Run DateJul 16 '19 at 03:06
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
73.8% Very good
Memory 90.1
1-Core 105
2-Core 196
76% 130 Pts
4-Core 330
8-Core 357
45% 343 Pts
64-Core 362
22% 362 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 73.8%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
Gigabyte(1458 368F) 2GB
CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 399.7
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
36.1% Below average
Lighting 47.3
Reflection 44.5
Parallax 44.2
39% 45.4 fps
MRender 39.8
Gravity 40.7
Splatting 35.2
31% 38.6 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 36.1%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
TOSHIBA-TR200 240GB
124GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFA12.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 130 41 89 28 85 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
39.4% Below average
Read 382
Write 263
Mixed 313
SusWrite 88.6
58% 262 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 34.1
4K Mixed 11.9
34% 15.5 MB/s
DQ Read 39.5
DQ Write 311
DQ Mixed 203
148% 184 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 39.4%
Great: 90%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
446GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 130 132 132 132 132 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Read 164
Write 142
Mixed 94.8
SusWrite 131
98% 133 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
239% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 109%
Generic Storage Device 64GB
41GB free, PID 1336
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 18 18 18 18 18 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
16.4% Very poor
Read 18.3
Write 17
Mixed 17.5
SusWrite 17.8
24% 17.6 MB/s
4K Read 6.7
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 3.7
242% 4.37 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 16.4%
Great: 21%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
53.8% Above average
MC Read 19.4
MC Write 19.1
MC Mixed 16.9
53% 18.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 18.3
SC Mixed 15.8
46% 16.1 GB/s
Latency 67.1
60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 53.8%
Great: 62%

 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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