MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics98.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive86.3% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory3.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150529
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 15 '18 at 18:18
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 23%
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 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
82.4% Excellent
Memory 95.7
1-Core 118
2-Core 232
85% 149 Pts
4-Core 373
8-Core 581
59% 477 Pts
64-Core 607
38% 607 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.24
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
98.9% Outstanding
Lighting 120
Reflection 126
Parallax 110
98% 119 fps
MRender 117
Gravity 141
Splatting 112
100% 124 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 98.9%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116
53GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 143 122 118 118 121 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
86.3% Excellent
Read 441
Write 324
Mixed 304
SusWrite 149
68% 304 MB/s
4K Read 28.8
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 41.9
159% 62.2 MB/s
DQ Read 179
DQ Write 308
DQ Mixed 148
139% 211 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 97%
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB
133GB free
Firmware: UF3000RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 119 102 120 101 109 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
52.9% Above average
Read 456
Write 182
Mixed 312
SusWrite 118
59% 267 MB/s
4K Read 22.5
4K Write 42.9
4K Mixed 19.4
82% 28.3 MB/s
DQ Read 117
DQ Write 7
DQ Mixed 37.7
34% 53.9 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 52.9%
Great: 56%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1TB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 167 168 167 166 169 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 189
Write 154
Mixed 86.8
SusWrite 167
109% 149 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 102%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
61% Good
MC Read 21.2
MC Write 21.9
MC Mixed 18.6
59% 20.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 23
SC Mixed 19.3
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 55
73% 55 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 61%
Great: 64%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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