MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 80%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	76.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	62.8% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

4 months ago, 4 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 27 '23 at 00:25
Run Duration	115 Seconds
Run User	BHR-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 (53^rd percentile)	80% Excellent	Memory 84.2 1-Core 114 2-Core 222 79% 140 Pts	4-Core 409 8-Core 583 62% 496 Pts	64-Core 579 36% 579 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Nvidia(10DE 2182) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	76.1% Very good	Lighting 96.4 Reflection 96.7 Parallax 88.3 79% 93.8 fps	MRender 99.5 Gravity 89.2 Splatting 77.2 71% 88.6 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 81%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP M700 120GB 1,660 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q1017A1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 71 78 69 78 69 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	62.8% Good	Read 422 Write 371 Mixed 342 SusWrite 118 70% 313 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 33.4 4K Mixed 24.9 92% 28.7 MB/s	DQ Read 174 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 29.9 82% 169 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 9D7TBOZE-TATP 16GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	50% Above average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 18.5 MC Mixed 15.2 48% 17 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 18.7 SC Mixed 16.3 46% 16.1 GB/s	Latency 72.7 55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 50%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	69	58	0	7.2"	1280 720	GSM0001 LG TV

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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	570x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	332x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	114x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	196x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	96x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	79x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	60x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	53x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	49x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	43x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16