MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Yacht	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 78.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	54.5% 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	114% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). 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	16.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '16 at 01:48
Run Duration	266 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Memory 82.9 1-Core 116 2-Core 219 79% 139 Pts	4-Core 401 8-Core 608 62% 504 Pts	64-Core 623 39% 623 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3975) Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 21.21.13.7270 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	54.5% Above average	Lighting 69.5 Reflection 65.2 Parallax 66.8 57% 67.2 fps	MRender 71 Gravity 61.9 Splatting 55 50% 62.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 229GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 13221 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 53 (B1) Unknown 99 99 13 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 99 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 63 55 37 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 6 (F1) Unknown 99 99 15661293927	114% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 399 Mixed 409 97% 436 MB/s	4K Read 44.7 4K Write 92.8 4K Mixed 49.8 181% 62.4 MB/s	DQ Read 348 DQ Write 260 DQ Mixed 117 138% 242 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 134%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 512GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 140 136 3975 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5590 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 62 62 27890 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 927 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 85 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 5512 (C2) HDA temperature 106 96 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	53.1% Above average	Read 92.2 Write 92.9 Mixed 94.3 70% 93.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.58 4K Write 1.58 4K Mixed 0.47 106% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 69%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 32GB 1,573 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 29GB free, PID 007a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	7.39% Terrible	Read 29.7 Write 7.45 Mixed 8.41 15% 15.2 MB/s	4K Read 6.04 4K Write 0.008 4K Mixed 0.005 23% 2.02 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.39% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CML8GX3M2A1866C9 0215 CMY16GX3M2A1866C9 0215 CML8GX3M2A1866C9 0215 CMY16GX3M2A1866C9 24GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 1800, 1400, 1800, 1400 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	47.3% Average	MC Read 16.5 MC Write 17.1 MC Mixed 14.9 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 16.1 SC Mixed 14.6 41% 14.4 GB/s	Latency 75.4 53% 75.4 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 71%

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Typical Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 1,323 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $800

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 $184	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) $35	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