MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics8.14% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141224
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 24 '18 at 06:38
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%

 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 i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
88% Excellent
Memory 94.9
1-Core 115
2-Core 234
84% 148 Pts
4-Core 470
8-Core 465
63% 467 Pts
64-Core 464
29% 464 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 88%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 640
Asus(1043 83F3) 2GB
CLim: 1015 MHz, MLim: 467 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
8.14% Terrible
Lighting 9.37
Reflection 8.65
Parallax 9.97
8% 9.33 fps
MRender 9.33
Gravity 11.6
Splatting 12
9% 11 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 8.14%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80
7GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 501
Write 494
Mixed 374
102% 456 MB/s
4K Read 44.7
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 60.3
210% 76.2 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 360
271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 115%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
219GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 149 150 153 151 152 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
76% Very good
Read 119
Write 117
Mixed 63.4
SusWrite 145
81% 111 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.2
236% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 76%
Great: 109%
SanDisk Ultra Flair USB 3.0 16GB-$8
12GB free, PID 5591
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 14 15 14 13 14 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
29.6% Poor
Read 127
Write 40.1
Mixed 28.8
SusWrite 14.8
55% 52.7 MB/s
4K Read 6.5
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1.8
157% 3.47 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 29.6%
Great: 32%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBRL 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBRL 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
64.7% Good
MC Read 22.6
MC Write 23.4
MC Mixed 20.4
63% 22.1 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 22.1
SC Mixed 19.9
57% 20.1 GB/s
Latency 57.3
70% 57.3 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 64.7%
Great: 65%

 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 1,324 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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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair 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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