MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 80% Battleship	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 77.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	36.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150813
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '18 at 11:47
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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 below expectations (39^th percentile)	77.9% Very good	Memory 86.6 1-Core 119 2-Core 223 81% 143 Pts	4-Core 374 8-Core 616 60% 495 Pts	64-Core 620 38% 620 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 2966) CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 416.81 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	36.7% Below average	Lighting 48.1 Reflection 46 Parallax 40.5 39% 44.9 fps	MRender 39.2 Gravity 41.7 Splatting 37.2 32% 39.4 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.7% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 494 Write 392 Mixed 356 92% 414 MB/s	4K Read 43.8 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 62.1 210% 75.6 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 354 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Toshiba MQ01ACF050 500GB-$150 24,380 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 210GB free Firmware: AV001D SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 117 118 119 118 119 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	67.7% Good	Read 118 Write 117 Mixed 52 SusWrite 118 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 69%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$68 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 106 106 108 108 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Read 110 Write 103 Mixed 93.8 SusWrite 107 77% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 156% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 67%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$68 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 709GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 93 93 95 95 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	58.6% Above average	Read 110 Write 94 Mixed 76.2 SusWrite 93.5 69% 93.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 154% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 67%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 197GB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 183GB free, PID 0743 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 44 45 43 42 43 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	35.3% Below average	Read 89.5 Write 67 Mixed 71.2 SusWrite 45 88% 68.2 MB/s	4K Read 7.6 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 4.4 297% 5.17 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 35%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 2,527 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 1.5TB free, PID a200 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 38 38 38 38 38 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	18.8% Very poor	Read 37.7 Write 37.7 Mixed 24.3 SusWrite 38 46% 34.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 73% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 18.8% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 28,220 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48% Average	MC Read 16.8 MC Write 17.4 MC Mixed 15.1 47% 16.4 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 16.3 SC Mixed 14.3 40% 14.1 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 61%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

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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 $90Bench 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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16