MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics113% 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 Drive72.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Very high background CPU (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory25.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141224
Uptime5.3 Days
Run DateApr 23 '20 at 07:54
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 49%

 PC Performing below expectations (23rd 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
78.7% Very good
Memory 90.4
1-Core 100
2-Core 205
76% 132 Pts
4-Core 362
8-Core 520
55% 441 Pts
64-Core 563
35% 563 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 78.7%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
113% Outstanding
Lighting 153
Reflection 155
Parallax 167
125% 158 fps
MRender 109
Gravity 154
Splatting 107
100% 123 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 113%
Great: 133%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122
183GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 157 160 147 146 137 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
72.8% Very good
Read 343
Write 195
Mixed 198
SusWrite 153
49% 222 MB/s
4K Read 16.2
4K Write 88.4
4K Mixed 39.1
121% 47.9 MB/s
DQ Read 365
DQ Write 147
DQ Mixed 121
125% 211 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 72.8%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 0118 8GBH2X04F1AA28-15 KHX1866C10D3/8G 0118 8GBH2X04F1AA28-15 32GB
1333, 1600, 1333, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
56.1% Above average
MC Read 18.9
MC Write 21.4
MC Mixed 17.9
55% 19.4 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 19.8
SC Mixed 16.1
47% 16.6 GB/s
Latency 66.7
60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 56.1%
Great: 63%

 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 1,335 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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