MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 54.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics108% 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 Drive71.6% 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.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 10 '21 at 22:51
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 100%
Watch Gameplay: 2060S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (58th 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 2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
54.6% Above average
Memory 80.3
1-Core 45.3
2-Core 83.5
46% 69.7 Pts
4-Core 158
8-Core 260
26% 209 Pts
64-Core 293
18% 293 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 54.6%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.11
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Lighting 136
Reflection 116
Parallax 134
111% 128 fps
MRender 186
Gravity 121
Splatting 110
110% 139 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 108%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
211GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 199 224 196 142 165 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
71.6% Very good
Read 483
Write 416
Mixed 355
SusWrite 198
81% 363 MB/s
4K Read 33
4K Write 56
4K Mixed 11.3
94% 33.4 MB/s
DQ Read 342
DQ Write 266
DQ Mixed 323
237% 311 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 71.6%
Great: 124%
Intel 535 Series 480GB-$180
447GB free
Firmware: RG21
SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 240 259 279 273 254 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
68.6% Good
Read 424
Write 232
Mixed 274
SusWrite 262
66% 298 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 20.1
4K Mixed 27.2
91% 25.9 MB/s
DQ Read 227
DQ Write 99.7
DQ Mixed 114
98% 147 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 68.6%
Great: 69%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
931GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 180 181 183 182 182 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 163
Mixed 104
SusWrite 181
114% 155 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
244% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 101%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
64.2% Good
MC Read 25.3
MC Write 25.1
MC Mixed 21.7
69% 24 GB/s
SC Read 12.8
SC Write 11.6
SC Mixed 15.5
38% 13.3 GB/s
Latency 80
50% 80 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 64.2%
Great: 72%

 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 1,324 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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Intel Core i5-12600K $178Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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