| PC Status | Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. |
| Processor | With 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 79.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good. |
| Graphics | 100% 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 Drive | The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times. |
| Memory | 16GB 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 Version | Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option. |
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
| System | MSI MS-7821 |
| Motherboard | MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds) |
| Memory | 11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz |
| Display | 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors |
| OS | Windows 10 |
| BIOS Date | 20160216 |
| Uptime | 0.3 Days |
| Run Date | May 12 '20 at 23:58 |
| Run Duration | 118 Seconds |
| Run User | USA-User |
| Background CPU | 16% |
PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).
| Processor | Bench | Normal | Heavy | Server |
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Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3-$245
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
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79.9%
Very good
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79% 136 Pts
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56% 450 Pts
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34% 553 Pts
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| Graphics Card | Bench | 3D DX9 | 3D DX10 | 3D DX11 |
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Nvidia GTX 1080-$245
Zotac(19DA 1451) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - GPU OC Guide |
100%
Outstanding
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103% 133 fps
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95% 118 fps
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| Drives | Bench | Sequential | Random 4k | Deep queue 4k |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 121 146 154 167 156 MB/s
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99.3%
Outstanding
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95% 132 MB/s
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142% 1.27 MB/s
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Toshiba MQ01ABD050 500GB-$23
202GB free
Firmware: AX0E1A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 103 105 103 107 106 MB/s
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58.7%
Above average
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62% 84.8 MB/s
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115% 0.9 MB/s
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| Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
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Unknown DDR3 2133 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP |
40.4%
Average
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37% 12.9 GB/s
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37% 12.9 GB/s
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70% 57.3 ns
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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 1,325 builds)
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Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) - $152
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| Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples | 567x |
| Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples | 330x |
| Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples | 114x |
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| GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples | 194x |
| GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples | 95x |
| GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples | 78x |
| EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER | Value: 60% - Above average | Total price: $800 |