MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics107% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive96.4% 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory6.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20150529
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 19 '18 at 10:36
Run Duration84 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (77th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.5% Outstanding
Memory 95.6
1-Core 130
2-Core 253
90% 159 Pts
4-Core 487
8-Core 668
73% 577 Pts
64-Core 667
41% 667 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 92.5%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
MSI(1462 3366) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Lighting 141
Reflection 155
Parallax 132
115% 143 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 132
Splatting 109
97% 119 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 107%
Great: 110%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150
311GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
96.4% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 347
Mixed 355
89% 403 MB/s
4K Read 44.1
4K Write 71
4K Mixed 29.4
142% 48.2 MB/s
DQ Read 336
DQ Write 235
DQ Mixed 98.2
124% 223 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 96.4%
Great: 126%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS4G3D169DS3.16FE 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
63.4% Good
MC Read 22.4
MC Write 22.7
MC Mixed 19.7
62% 21.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 22.1
SC Mixed 20
56% 19.5 GB/s
Latency 55.3
72% 55.3 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 63.4%
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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