MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 45% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	63.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	96.7% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150529
Uptime	8.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 03 '16 at 15:44
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^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 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Memory 94.7 1-Core 116 2-Core 229 84% 146 Pts	4-Core 447 8-Core 454 60% 451 Pts	64-Core 454 28% 454 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AE) Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 21.21.13.7254 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	63.2% Good	Lighting 79.2 Reflection 81.3 Parallax 77.2 64% 79.2 fps	MRender 73.2 Gravity 72.8 Splatting 75 60% 73.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin Reactor 1TB-$50 9,565 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 484GB free Firmware: N1007C Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 201 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 502 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 146 (A3) Unknown 100 100 53 (A4) Unknown 100 100 4680 (A5) Unknown 100 100 23 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 2 (A8) Unknown 100 100 3000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 4 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 35 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 42176 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 64556 (F2) Unknown 100 100 61804 (F5) Unknown 100 100 74880	83.3% Excellent	Read 503 Write 406 Mixed 460 102% 456 MB/s	4K Read 21.6 4K Write 61.1 4K Mixed 28.2 101% 37 MB/s	DQ Read 247 DQ Write 73.2 DQ Mixed 47 64% 122 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 105%
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 177GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 5062 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2458 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 99 99 46 (AE) Unknown 100 100 269 (B4) Unknown 0 0 4403 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 69 55 193274773535 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 1 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 99 99 1 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 17261734197 (F7) Unknown 100 100 548154545 (F8) Unknown 100 100 968829551	96.7% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 459 Mixed 463 106% 472 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 30.9 129% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 140 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 43.7 83% 160 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 107%
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 57GB free Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3092 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1965 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 5 (AE) Unknown 100 100 251 (B4) Unknown 0 0 2159 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 68 56 188979806240 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 1869680429 (F7) Unknown 100 100 58548519 (F8) Unknown 100 100 14040450	92.6% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 322 Mixed 389 90% 405 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 32.7 140% 55.6 MB/s	DQ Read 169 DQ Write 293 DQ Mixed 48 88% 170 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 2,474 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	63.1% Good	MC Read 22.1 MC Write 22.6 MC Mixed 20.1 62% 21.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 21.4 SC Mixed 19.7 55% 19.4 GB/s	Latency 57.9 69% 57.9 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 62%

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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 $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	30x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $800

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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 $45	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