MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 93%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics79.3% 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 Drive132% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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.
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150813
Uptime3.5 Days
Run DateJan 18 '21 at 19:01
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (89th 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)
93% Outstanding
Memory 93
1-Core 126
2-Core 258
89% 159 Pts
4-Core 506
8-Core 698
76% 602 Pts
64-Core 681
42% 681 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 93%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170
PowerColor(148C 2388) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1590 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.9.1
Performing below potential (68th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
79.3% Very good
Lighting 101
Reflection 106
Parallax 154
83% 121 fps
MRender 89.4
Gravity 108
Splatting 75.1
73% 90.9 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 79.3%
Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90
310GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 487 477 483 488 438 416 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
132% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 492
Mixed 358
SusWrite 465
102% 455 MB/s
4K Read 46.2
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 63.9
215% 76.6 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 364
274% 366 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 132%
Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90
207GB free
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 491 493 491 495 496 495 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
135% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 485
Mixed 403
SusWrite 493
106% 471 MB/s
4K Read 47
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 65.2
221% 79.2 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 363
273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 135%
Great: 134%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
61% Good
MC Read 21.3
MC Write 22
MC Mixed 18.7
59% 20.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.9
SC Write 23.4
SC Mixed 20
57% 20.1 GB/s
Latency 62.2
64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 61%
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 1,333 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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