MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
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 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 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics63.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive119% 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)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141224
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 29 '19 at 22:21
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 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 i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
81.6% Excellent
Memory 94.4
1-Core 101
2-Core 204
78% 133 Pts
4-Core 401
8-Core 386
53% 393 Pts
64-Core 392
24% 392 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.71
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
63.4% Good
Lighting 79.6
Reflection 87
Parallax 76.7
65% 81.1 fps
MRender 81.1
Gravity 74.9
Splatting 68.7
61% 74.9 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 63.4%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
165GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 264 229 214 217 215 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 479
Mixed 367
SusWrite 267
91% 404 MB/s
4K Read 45.1
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 62.9
213% 76.1 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 360
271% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 119%
Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
222GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 400 481 485 492 492 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
133% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 489
Mixed 404
SusWrite 469
105% 467 MB/s
4K Read 46.9
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 65.2
220% 78.4 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 360
271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 133%
Great: 134%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
62.7% Good
MC Read 22.1
MC Write 22.9
MC Mixed 20
62% 21.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.9
SC Write 18.9
SC Mixed 19.3
52% 18.4 GB/s
Latency 58.7
68% 58.7 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 62.7%
Great: 62%

 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 1,322 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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