MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 60%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	40.6% 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	62.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140919
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 06 '17 at 16:36
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590S-$79 11,598 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3 GHz Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	60% Good	Memory 91.7 1-Core 86 2-Core 164 69% 114 Pts	4-Core 167 8-Core 168 22% 168 Pts	64-Core 170 10% 170 Pts
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7970-$435 6,727 User benchmarks, average bench 36% AMD(1002 3000) 3GB CLim: 1150 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.4.4 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	40.6% Average	Lighting 51.9 Reflection 37.3 Parallax 74.7 42% 54.6 fps	MRender 35.4 Gravity 54.4 Splatting 46.1 37% 45.3 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 40%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 530 Series 120GB-$79 15,015 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 55GB free Firmware: DC32 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 -117475945478500 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 444 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 1 (B7) Unknown 100 100 8 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 31 39 60132098079 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 10339 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 60 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 10339 (F2) Unknown 100 100 17654 (F9) Unknown 100 100 1085	72.9% Very good	Read 512 Write 138 Mixed 206 62% 285 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 16.1 135% 54.8 MB/s	DQ Read 163 DQ Write 85.6 DQ Mixed 20.2 43% 89.7 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 79%
Intel 530 Series 120GB-$79 15,015 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: DC32 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 42752104469055 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 634 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 20 (B7) Unknown 100 100 8 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 33 42 60132294689 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 20 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 111942 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 54 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 97 97 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 111942 (F2) Unknown 100 100 134397 (F9) Unknown 100 100 18336	62.3% Good	Read 476 Write 128 Mixed 198 58% 268 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 90.6 4K Mixed 13.8 115% 45.7 MB/s	DQ Read 90.2 DQ Write 25.4 DQ Mixed 24.7 27% 46.8 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 79%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 773GB free Firmware: JC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 105 99 8443771 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2933 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 78 60 61561407 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 3972 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1886 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 2 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 70 54 504954910 (C2) HDA temperature 30 46 60129542174 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 27 21 8443771 (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 -38826504346424 (F1) Unknown 100 253 1818748376 (F2) Unknown 100 253 3768002741	46.9% Average	Read 96.7 Write 66.4 Mixed 67.5 58% 76.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.83 4K Write 1.45 4K Mixed 0.37 102% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 73,650 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (81^st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	53.6% Above average	MC Read 18 MC Write 19.2 MC Mixed 17.6 52% 18.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 18.2 47% 16.4 GB/s	Latency 64.6 62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 53.6% 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%

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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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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) $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