MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	58.8% 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	103% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	2.7 Days
Run Date	Nov 02 '20 at 14:25
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Memory 93.3 1-Core 132 2-Core 264 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 518 8-Core 516 69% 517 Pts	64-Core 506 31% 506 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3413) CLim: 1342 MHz, MLim: 2080 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.9.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	Lighting 75.4 Reflection 69.6 Parallax 91.2 62% 78.7 fps	MRender 70 Gravity 73.4 Splatting 56.9 54% 66.8 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX300 120GB-$80 7,190 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 53GB free (System drive) Firmware: M2CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 222 224 225 225 223 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 458 Mixed 424 SusWrite 242 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 50.1 180% 68.7 MB/s	DQ Read 176 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 208 173% 243 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 115%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 786GB free Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1487 824 823 828 831 830 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	272% Outstanding	Read 1,470 Write 1,746 Mixed 1,384 SusWrite 937 312% 1,384 MB/s	4K Read 53.6 4K Write 181 4K Mixed 81.3 281% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,684 DQ Write 1,443 DQ Mixed 1,593 1,186% 1,573 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 272% Great: 276%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 189 191 191 189 192 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 148 Mixed 85 SusWrite 189 113% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 114%
Hitachi HDS721050DLE630 500GB 10,673 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 454GB free Firmware: MS1OA650 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 115 118 119 117 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	Read 148 Write 124 Mixed 31 SusWrite 116 76% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 109% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 82%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 1315 BLS4G3D169DS3.16FE 1315 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 1315 BLS4G3D169DS3.16FE 16GB 77 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	64.8% Good	MC Read 22.7 MC Write 23.4 MC Mixed 20.3 63% 22.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 21 60% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 61.4 65% 61.4 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 65%

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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%

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	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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $800

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