MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 106%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics127% 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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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)
Memory6.8 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 31 '19 at 18:33
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th 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 way above expectations (96th percentile)
87.1% Excellent
Memory 95.4
1-Core 131
2-Core 234
88% 153 Pts
4-Core 425
8-Core 689
68% 557 Pts
64-Core 685
42% 685 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 87.1%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.39
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
127% Outstanding
Lighting 177
Reflection 190
Parallax 173
144% 180 fps
MRender 125
Gravity 174
Splatting 123
114% 141 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 127%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,038
Write 921
Mixed 482
180% 814 MB/s
4K Read 50.5
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 57.3
204% 69.9 MB/s
DQ Read 472
DQ Write 605
DQ Mixed 380
331% 485 MB/s
Poor: 82% Great: 313%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67
1TB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 125 126 127 127 127 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
79% Very good
Read 149
Write 126
Mixed 82
SusWrite 126
89% 121 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 79%
Great: 113%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 5TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 040B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 41 41 41 42 42 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
20.9% Poor
Read 33.5
Write 33.7
Mixed 34.2
SusWrite 37.2
26% 34.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 6.9
4K Mixed 0.4
189% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 20.9%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 3x4GB
3 of 4 slots used
12GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
60.9% Good
MC Read 21.1
MC Write 21.6
MC Mixed 18.5
58% 20.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 22.9
SC Mixed 19.5
57% 20 GB/s
Latency 56
71% 56 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 60.9%
Great: 58%

 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 1,333 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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