MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics61.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive64.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140627
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateNov 05 '20 at 11:29
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th 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)
88.4% Excellent
Memory 94.9
1-Core 117
2-Core 236
85% 149 Pts
4-Core 473
8-Core 478
64% 475 Pts
64-Core 470
29% 470 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.09
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
61.6% Good
Lighting 76.7
Reflection 79.2
Parallax 69
62% 75 fps
MRender 72
Gravity 71.5
Splatting 74.7
60% 72.8 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.6%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 240GB-$193
59GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 560ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 95 78 89 91 76 MB/s
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
64.9% Good
Read 274
Write 214
Mixed 175
SusWrite 86.1
42% 187 MB/s
4K Read 19.3
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 36.7
132% 53.7 MB/s
DQ Read 151
DQ Write 201
DQ Mixed 151
121% 168 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 64.9%
Great: 84%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60
611GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 91 91 91 91 92 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
60.1% Good
Read 117
Write 115
Mixed 69.7
SusWrite 91.8
72% 98.3 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
203% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 60.1%
Great: 83%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28
929GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 177 185 186 187 184 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 190
Write 162
Mixed 36.6
SusWrite 182
103% 143 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.5
128% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 107%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown GD16008G52 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
62.9% Good
MC Read 21.8
MC Write 22.9
MC Mixed 19.7
61% 21.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 21.8
SC Mixed 19.6
56% 19.5 GB/s
Latency 57.5
70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 18%
This bench: 62.9%
Great: 63%

 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 1,331 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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