MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics45% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive111% 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)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140421
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 01 '18 at 12:56
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
82.1% Excellent
Memory 93.3
1-Core 101
2-Core 200
77% 132 Pts
4-Core 384
8-Core 545
58% 465 Pts
64-Core 553
34% 553 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 82.1%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329
MSI(1462 2980) 3GB
CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 417.1
Performing below potential (63rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
45% Average
Lighting 55.4
Reflection 50.1
Parallax 65.8
45% 57.1 fps
MRender 66.9
Gravity 52.4
Splatting 48.1
45% 55.8 fps
Poor: 41%
This bench: 45%
Great: 49%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120
183GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM00.U
SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 454 477 415 446 487 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 499
Write 500
Mixed 325
SusWrite 455
100% 445 MB/s
4K Read 31.1
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 42.4
158% 59.8 MB/s
DQ Read 314
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 69.4
125% 245 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 111%
Great: 111%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
60.1% Good
MC Read 21.1
MC Write 22
MC Mixed 18.5
59% 20.5 GB/s
SC Read 17
SC Write 18.9
SC Mixed 20.3
54% 18.7 GB/s
Latency 61.4
65% 61.4 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 60.1%
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 1,323 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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