MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 101%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 78%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 76.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics133% 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 Drive77.1% 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.
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory24.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141224
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateMay 15 '22 at 22:19
Run Duration266 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing as expected (55th 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 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
76.9% Very good
Memory 80.8
1-Core 111
2-Core 220
77% 137 Pts
4-Core 428
8-Core 393
56% 410 Pts
64-Core 422
26% 422 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 76.9%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.77
Performing below potential (67th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
133% Outstanding
Lighting 179
Reflection 174
Parallax 185
146% 179 fps
MRender 202
Gravity 160
Splatting 130
130% 164 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 133%
Great: 139%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX900 256GB-$164
19GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.6.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 132 143 161 131 148 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
77.1% Very good
Read 309
Write 267
Mixed 262
SusWrite 143
55% 245 MB/s
4K Read 27.3
4K Write 99.2
4K Mixed 42.6
148% 56.4 MB/s
DQ Read 263
DQ Write 182
DQ Mixed 229
169% 225 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23
28GB free
Firmware: KC44
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 93 92 93 93 95 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
55.4% Above average
Read 100
Write 102
Mixed 58.7
SusWrite 92.9
65% 88.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.9
146% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 55.4%
Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
23GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 110 95 105 95 99 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
65.7% Good
Read 129
Write 139
Mixed 77.7
SusWrite 99.9
82% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1
178% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 65.7%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1600 CL9 Series 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
60.3% Good
MC Read 21.2
MC Write 22.7
MC Mixed 19.3
60% 21.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 20.9
SC Mixed 19
54% 19 GB/s
Latency 79
51% 79 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 60.3%
Great: 75%

 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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