MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics102% 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 Drive105% 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.
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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150813
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateApr 30 '22 at 16:52
Run Duration189 Seconds
Run User HRV-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (44th 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 below expectations (28th percentile)
75.8% Very good
Memory 86.7
1-Core 112
2-Core 205
78% 135 Pts
4-Core 350
8-Core 537
55% 444 Pts
64-Core 563
35% 563 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$250
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 512.59
Performing below potential (75th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 134
Reflection 123
Parallax 121
110% 126 fps
MRender 137
Gravity 98.3
Splatting 93.4
88% 110 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 102%
Great: 106%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$137
130GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 402 214 163 163 160 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 470
Write 450
Mixed 438
SusWrite 255
91% 403 MB/s
4K Read 38.1
4K Write 97.2
4K Mixed 52.4
176% 62.6 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 355
268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 105%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
55.9% Above average
MC Read 20.9
MC Write 21.1
MC Mixed 16.4
56% 19.5 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 16.4
47% 16.3 GB/s
Latency 70.7
57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 55.9%
Great: 86%

 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 1,347 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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