MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 79.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics9.02% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive89.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory21 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140722
Uptime11.6 Days
Run DateDec 26 '19 at 14:15
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th 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 way above expectations (91st percentile)
79.4% Very good
Memory 87.4
1-Core 103
2-Core 217
77% 136 Pts
4-Core 420
8-Core 382
54% 401 Pts
64-Core 403
25% 403 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 82%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 740
EVGA(3842 3747) 2GB
CLim: 1084 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.0
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
9.02% Terrible
Lighting 10
Reflection 9.54
Parallax 11.7
8% 10.4 fps
MRender 13.5
Gravity 12.3
Splatting 13.2
11% 13 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 9.02%
Great: 8%
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
MSI(1462 7821) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 200 190 187 143 111 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
89.1% Excellent
Read 428
Write 245
Mixed 270
SusWrite 177
62% 280 MB/s
4K Read 26.9
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 41.8
152% 59.5 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 259
DQ Mixed 286
222% 307 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 89.1%
Great: 133%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
898GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 163 165 165 165 165 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
99.5% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 174
Mixed 109
SusWrite 163
116% 157 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.2
238% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 99.5%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (60th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
52.1% Above average
MC Read 17.8
MC Write 18.7
MC Mixed 16.4
50% 17.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 17.4
48% 16.9 GB/s
Latency 70.1
57% 70.1 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 52.1%
Great: 85%

 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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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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