MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 34% Sail boat


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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	49.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	71.2% 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

8 years ago, 8 years ago, 8 years ago, 8 years ago, 8 years ago, 8 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	7.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20141224
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 20 '16 at 23:31
Run Duration	1004 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	30%

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 i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	78.4% Very good	Memory 83.2 1-Core 126 2-Core 227 82% 146 Pts	4-Core 398 8-Core 567 60% 483 Pts	64-Core 592 37% 592 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6472 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.5% Average	Lighting 61.9 Reflection 63.2 Parallax 56.2 50% 60.4 fps	MRender 68.6 Gravity 58.1 Splatting 50.9 48% 59.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 84GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 6429 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 50 (B1) Unknown 97 97 52 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 56 52 44 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 9 (F1) Unknown 99 99 22793517667	71.2% Very good	Read 509 Write 160 Mixed 222 65% 297 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 98.8 4K Mixed 18.1 129% 50.7 MB/s	DQ Read 36.4 DQ Write 141 DQ Mixed 18.1 34% 65 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 124%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 1TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 146 142 11691 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5135 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 5802 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 19 (10) Unknown 4 196 85633225793 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 3 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 5131 (C2) HDA temperature 115 107 37 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	92.1% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 161 Mixed 156 120% 159 MB/s	4K Read 0.98 4K Write 3.01 4K Mixed 0.27 127% 1.42 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 100%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 474GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 176 173 2183 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 67 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 6422 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 253 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 48 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 17 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 65 (C2) HDA temperature 109 100 34 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	81.3% Excellent	Read 144 Write 139 Mixed 143 107% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.73 4K Write 2.26 4K Mixed 0.23 98% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 109%
WD My Passport 0830 2TB 2,661 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1TB free, PID 0830 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	38.4% Below average	Read 87.3 Write 90.1 Mixed 68.4 104% 81.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.55 4K Write 1.95 4K Mixed 0.24 76% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 43%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 8GB 6,342 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 7GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	10.3% Very poor	Read 18.3 Write 7.48 Mixed 9.81 13% 11.9 MB/s	4K Read 5.35 4K Write 1.55 4K Mixed 1.03 108% 2.64 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 10.3% Great: 14%
SanDisk Cruzer 4GB 834 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 4GB free, PID 5406 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	6.16% Terrible	Read 20.3 Write 7.55 Mixed 8.91 13% 12.3 MB/s	4K Read 6.58 4K Write 0.005 4K Mixed 0.01 25% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 6.16% Great: 9%
SanDisk U3 Cruzer Micro 2GB 1,256 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 2GB free, PID 5406 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	6.13% Terrible	Read 19.6 Write 7.78 Mixed 10.3 14% 12.6 MB/s	4K Read 6.36 4K Write 0.03 4K Mixed 0.03 26% 2.14 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.13% Great: 8%
Generic Flash Disk 1GB 2,763 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 1GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	5.32% Terrible	Read 18.4 Write 4.09 Mixed 6.44 10% 9.64 MB/s	4K Read 7.12 4K Write 0.03 4K Mixed 0.03 28% 2.39 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 5.32% Great: 7%
UFD USB Flash Drive 1GB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 1GB free, PID a720 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	5.45% Terrible	Read 15.9 Write 4.36 Mixed 6.78 9% 9 MB/s	4K Read 9.08 4K Write 0.02 4K Mixed 0.02 35% 3.04 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.45% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 3,641 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42.8% Average	MC Read 15.1 MC Write 15.4 MC Mixed 13.6 42% 14.7 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 12.9 SC Mixed 12.3 34% 11.9 GB/s	Latency 74.8 54% 74.8 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 87%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

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	329x
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 $109Bench 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	30x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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