MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 85.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics61.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140722
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 31 '19 at 07:14
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (72nd 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
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
85.4% Excellent
Memory 92.5
1-Core 116
2-Core 215
82% 141 Pts
4-Core 452
8-Core 456
61% 454 Pts
64-Core 431
27% 431 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
MSI(1462 328A) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.71
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
61.5% Good
Lighting 77.3
Reflection 76.5
Parallax 67.2
63% 73.7 fps
MRender 72
Gravity 70.9
Splatting 72
59% 71.7 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.5%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
18GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 506
Write 494
Mixed 344
100% 448 MB/s
4K Read 48.6
4K Write 131
4K Mixed 59.6
219% 79.6 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 178
184% 301 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
Hitachi HDS721010KLA330 1TB-$47
146GB free
Firmware: GKAO
SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 42 56 62 64 68 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
21% Poor
Read 20
Write 25
Mixed 19.3
SusWrite 53.1
22% 29.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.3
49% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 21%
Great: 46%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
576GB free
Firmware: 01.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 115 157 157 156 155 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
91.2% Outstanding
Read 169
Write 165
Mixed 106
SusWrite 148
108% 147 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
248% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 91.2%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B1G73QH0-CK0 Micron 16JTF1G64AZ-1G6E1 M378B1G73QH0-CK0 Micron 16JTF1G64AZ-1G6E1 32GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
61% Good
MC Read 22.2
MC Write 22.6
MC Mixed 17.8
60% 20.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 21.5
SC Mixed 20.5
56% 19.4 GB/s
Latency 63.1
63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 61%
Great: 61%

 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 1,334 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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