MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics3.85% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive56% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 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 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140919
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 06 '18 at 19:25
Run Duration90 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460-$194
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
80.7% Excellent
Memory 95.2
1-Core 102
2-Core 202
78% 133 Pts
4-Core 384
8-Core 379
51% 382 Pts
64-Core 380
24% 380 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
MSI(1462 7821) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
3.85% Terrible
Lighting 3.77
Reflection 6.38
Parallax 6.62
3% 5.59 fps
MRender 9.57
Gravity 2.27
Splatting 7.61
5% 6.48 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.85%
Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSDPR_CX300_120 120GB
37GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM21.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
56% Above average
Read 318
Write 425
Mixed 353
82% 365 MB/s
4K Read 24.1
4K Write 22.6
4K Mixed 6.61
57% 17.8 MB/s
DQ Read 22
DQ Write 34.3
DQ Mixed 6.1
11% 20.8 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 56%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GB-$35
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
67.2% Good
MC Read 24.9
MC Write 24.9
MC Mixed 20.5
67% 23.4 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 20.3
55% 19.1 GB/s
Latency 56.4
71% 56.4 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 67.2%
Great: 67%

 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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