MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	79.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	7.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150813
Uptime	59.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 05 '20 at 01:20
Run Duration	319 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	77.2% Very good	Memory 89.1 1-Core 108 2-Core 210 78% 136 Pts	4-Core 379 8-Core 376 50% 377 Pts	64-Core 387 24% 387 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 175GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 241 230 195 185 179 MB/s Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	79.1% Very good	Read 257 Write 239 Mixed 236 SusWrite 211 53% 236 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 77.6 4K Mixed 45.8 151% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 199 DQ Write 192 DQ Mixed 195 147% 195 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 134%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 269GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 181 183 183 183 183 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Read 125 Write 101 Mixed 86.8 SusWrite 182 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 220% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 108%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 152GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 98 100 100 101 100 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	Read 104 Write 101 Mixed 77 SusWrite 99.3 70% 95.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 76%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 230GB free Firmware: JP4OA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 119 122 120 120 119 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	66.1% Good	Read 113 Write 104 Mixed 55.2 SusWrite 117 71% 97.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 74%
SAMSUNG HD204UI 2TB 52 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 390GB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 73 73 73 74 74 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	41.7% Average	Read 125 Write 134 Mixed 58.3 SusWrite 73.2 127% 97.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 118% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 56%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 423GB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	15.4% Very poor	Read 76.5 Write 68.7 Mixed 46 SusWrite 2.1 60% 48.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 64% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 15.4% Great: 43%
WDC WD40 EZRZ-00GXCB0 4TB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 787GB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 73 73 73 74 74 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	40.8% Average	Read 113 Write 108 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 71.5 116% 89 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 136% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 60%
WDC WD40 EZRZ-00GXCB0 4TB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 503GB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.3 11 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	24% Poor	Read 105 Write 107 Mixed 66 SusWrite 2.2 88% 70 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 130% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 24% Great: 60%
WDC WD40 EZRZ-00GXCB0 4TB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 469GB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 8.3 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	26.6% Poor	Read 120 Write 118 Mixed 71 SusWrite 1.8 96% 77.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 136% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 26.6% Great: 58%
WDC WD20 EZRX-00D8PB0 2TB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 441GB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 68 67 68 68 68 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	36.1% Below average	Read 93 Write 93.3 Mixed 56.7 SusWrite 67.4 103% 77.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 119% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 49%
SAMSUNG HD204UI 2TB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 478GB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 68 68 68 68 68 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	36% Below average	Read 98.7 Write 114 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 67.7 113% 84.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 111% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 36% Great: 59%
WDC WD40 EZRZ-00GXCB0 4TB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 528GB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.4 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	25.1% Poor	Read 114 Write 112 Mixed 73.3 SusWrite 0.5 94% 74.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 133% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 25.1% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16G-D3-2400-MR 2x8GB 1,459 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	MC Read 20.5 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 17.4 56% 19.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 17.1 49% 17.1 GB/s	Latency 68.3 58% 68.3 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 88%

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Typical Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 1,324 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) - $152

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	566x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	330x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	114x

GPU
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

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	60x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	53x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	49x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	42x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	32x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	31x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16