MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 52.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	53.5% 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)
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141224
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 25 '17 at 01:47
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

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PC Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 1.85 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Memory 70.7 1-Core 65.6 2-Core 112 51% 82.9 Pts	4-Core 197 8-Core 202 26% 199 Pts	64-Core 175 11% 175 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 381.65 Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (66 fps cap detected)	53.5% Above average	Lighting 65.5 Reflection 53.6 Parallax 60.8 53% 60 fps	MRender 65 Gravity 65.5 Splatting 66.3 54% 65.6 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Hitachi HTS545050A7E380 500GB 64,410 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 118GB free Firmware: GG2OACY0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 214 214 60129542145 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 2074 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 2453 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 806 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 11 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 95 95 54525 (C2) HDA temperature 187 187 163209805856 (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 200 200 0 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0	43.1% Average	Read 79 Write 71.1 Mixed 70.5 55% 73.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.31 4K Write 1.23 4K Mixed 0.17 55% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 58%
Seagate ST3320418AS 320GB-$33 24,309 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 35GB free Firmware: CC44 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 99 67896717 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4317 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 81 60 4425261026 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 6560 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4317 (B7) Unknown 97 97 3 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 65 46 588578851 (C2) HDA temperature 35 54 55834574883 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 51 43 67896717 (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 60692182875683 (F1) Unknown 100 253 1482976086 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1775003213	36% Below average	Read 62.3 Write 62.9 Mixed 63.6 48% 62.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.52 4K Write 1.54 4K Mixed 0.44 99% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 36% Great: 58%
WD WD400BD-22JMC0 40GB 1,139 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: 05.01C05 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 197 160 1150 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1413 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 69 69 23107 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1398 (C2) HDA temperature 107 86 36 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0
Poor: 7% Great: 33%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 44,086 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	28.8% Poor	MC Read 9.8 MC Write 10.8 MC Mixed 8.5 28% 9.7 GB/s	SC Read 7.1 SC Write 9.6 SC Mixed 7.8 23% 8.17 GB/s	Latency 99.8 40% 99.8 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 28.8% Great: 64%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

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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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