MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 79.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	51.6% 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	86.4% 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.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150814
Uptime	6.4 Days
Run Date	Aug 17 '18 at 03:16
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	Memory 92.2 1-Core 112 2-Core 218 81% 141 Pts	4-Core 358 8-Core 580 57% 469 Pts	64-Core 587 36% 587 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.1 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Lighting 62.1 Reflection 59.2 Parallax 49 51% 56.8 fps	MRender 74.4 Gravity 64.6 Splatting 59.8 54% 66.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149 16,872 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: DC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 176 215 188 221 230 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Read 362 Write 237 Mixed 257 SusWrite 204 59% 265 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 39.6 160% 60.6 MB/s	DQ Read 279 DQ Write 206 DQ Mixed 140 132% 208 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 91%
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226 35,454 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 57GB free Firmware: X35510RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 116 100 120 135 147 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Read 439 Write 258 Mixed 266 SusWrite 153 62% 279 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 36.9 157% 61.6 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 217 DQ Mixed 180 163% 253 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 107%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 166 162 164 163 158 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 144 Mixed 102 SusWrite 163 105% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 203% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 101%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 372GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 102 100 102 103 104 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	65.8% Good	Read 127 Write 128 Mixed 74.8 SusWrite 102 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 201% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 84%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 804GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 105 105 105 106 106 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	62.5% Good	Read 112 Write 100 Mixed 78 SusWrite 106 73% 98.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 179% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 10,150 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	MC Read 22.2 MC Write 20.8 MC Mixed 16.8 57% 19.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 20.3 54% 18.9 GB/s	Latency 63.7 63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 63%

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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 $133	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