MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 95%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 96.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics116% 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 Drive87.8% 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
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SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 15 '18 at 20:33
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU0%
Watch Gameplay: 1080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-5775C-$250
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
96.4% Outstanding
Memory 97
1-Core 134
2-Core 268
93% 166 Pts
4-Core 523
8-Core 708
78% 616 Pts
64-Core 692
43% 692 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 96.4%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Lighting 156
Reflection 162
Parallax 140
128% 153 fps
MRender 126
Gravity 149
Splatting 118
106% 131 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 116%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
194GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 249 401 494 375 295 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
87.8% Excellent
Read 421
Write 445
Mixed 391
SusWrite 349
90% 402 MB/s
4K Read 15
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 24.4
111% 49 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 358
271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 87.8%
Great: 128%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61
2TB free
Firmware: MX4OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 188 187 189 189 189 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 193
Mixed 23.3
SusWrite 188
106% 148 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.8
179% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 108%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 2000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
92.6% Outstanding
MC Read 44.9
MC Write 28
MC Mixed 28.9
97% 33.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 22.6
SC Mixed 25
61% 21.4 GB/s
Latency 50.3
80% 50.3 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 92.6%
Great: 73%

 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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