MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, RAM
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Graphics	43.5% 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	57% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20141110
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 31 '15 at 08:17
Run Duration	399 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing below expectations (27^th 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 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		1-Core 112 2-Core 223 76% 168 Pts	4-Core 425 8-Core 427 57% 426 Pts	64-Core 427 26% 427 Pts
Poor: 53% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329 50,279 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Nvidia(10DE 104B) 3GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 9.18.13.5286 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	43.5% Average	Lighting 55 Reflection 47 Parallax 58.9 45% 53.6 fps	MRender 63.9 Gravity 45 Splatting 44.3 41% 51.1 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: 541ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 10663572 (05) Reallocated sector count 99 99 4 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 32538672236821 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 717 (AB) Unknown 100 100 2 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 257 (B1) Unknown 0 0 1 (B5) Unknown 100 100 2 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 29 43 64427327517 (C2) HDA temperature 29 43 64427327517 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 10663572 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 4 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 10663572 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 10663572 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 98 98 8589934593 (E9) Unknown 0 0 2602 (EA) Unknown 0 0 1880 (F1) Unknown 0 0 1880 (F2) Unknown 0 0 2057	57% Above average	Read 473 Write 120 Mixed 169 55% 254 MB/s	4K Read 17.8 4K Write 91.3 4K Mixed 9.97 88% 39.7 MB/s	DQ Read 129 DQ Write 126 DQ Mixed 40 54% 98.4 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 73%
Seagate ST3750330NS 750GB-$76 1,019 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 13GB free Firmware: SN16 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 83 63 216372880 (03) Spinup time 99 90 0 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5930 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 75 60 26000748136 (09) Power-on hours count 76 76 21878 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 19 (0C) Power cycle count 96 37 5010 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 98 42950328330 (BD) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BE) vendor-specific 68 56 538902560 (C2) HDA temperature 32 44 64424509472 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 45 32 216372880 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	32.4% Below average	Read 55.5 Write 57.1 Mixed 33.8 36% 48.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1.26 4K Mixed 0.32 67% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 60%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$88 40,945 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 3GB free Firmware: CC1H Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 181004446 (03) Spinup time 100 92 0 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6948 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 80 60 103469119 (09) Power-on hours count 74 74 23093 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 95 95 5272 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 97 4 (BD) vendor-specific 91 91 9 (BE) vendor-specific 67 55 555745313 (C2) HDA temperature 33 45 64424509473 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 27 18 181004446 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 66739496835470 (F1) Unknown 100 253 1870605979 (F2) Unknown 100 253 3222157897	46% Average	Read 78 Write 82.2 Mixed 38.2 49% 66.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.47 4K Mixed 0.41 90% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 70%
Generic Flash Disk 16GB 18,883 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 10GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	2.33% Terrible	Read 10.4 Write 3.72 Mixed 3.68 6% 5.92 MB/s	4K Read 0.01 4K Write 0.004 4K Mixed 0.006 0% 0.008 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.33% Great: 8%

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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%

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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	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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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

MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

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