MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 57.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.06% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	83.5% 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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Very high background CPU (100%). 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.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141110
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '17 at 18:11
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G3220-$36 19,337 User benchmarks, average bench 48% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	Memory 87.3 1-Core 88.3 2-Core 177 69% 118 Pts	4-Core 159 8-Core 176 22% 167 Pts	64-Core 174 11% 174 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 59%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (G4 Pentium/Celeron 1.05/1.15 GHz) 43,454 User benchmarks, average bench 2% MSI(1462 7821) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	2.06% Terrible	Lighting 2.13 Reflection 3.69 Parallax 3.31 2% 3.05 fps	MRender 4.76 Gravity 1.13 Splatting 3.87 3% 3.25 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 2.06% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo mSATA 250GB-$299 1,431 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 166GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT41B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 2865 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1815 (B1) Unknown 97 97 35 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 60 53 40 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 147 (F1) Unknown 99 99 21456672951	83.5% Excellent	Read 491 Write 337 Mixed 349 87% 392 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 63.7 4K Mixed 23 111% 39.5 MB/s	DQ Read 238 DQ Write 217 DQ Mixed 16.1 70% 157 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 266GB free Firmware: CC34 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 116 99 109753277 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2906 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 27 (07) Seek error rate 84 60 282859243 (09) Power-on hours count 87 87 11669 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 37 2967 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 98 41 (BD) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BE) vendor-specific 69 51 521666591 (C2) HDA temperature 31 49 64424509471 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 29 25 109753277 (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 -122256244061084 (F1) Unknown 100 253 4156236377 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1759094833	56.6% Above average	Read 101 Write 96.5 Mixed 91.4 72% 96.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.73 4K Write 1.64 4K Mixed 0.48 114% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 70%
TOSHIBA MQ01ABD075 750GB 30 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 597GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	17.9% Very poor	Read 39 Write 38.3 Mixed 22.6 41% 33.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 1.25 4K Mixed 0.21 51% 0.62 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 17.9% Great: 38%
ST975042 2AS 750GB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 297GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	31.8% Below average	Read 76.6 Write 85 Mixed 87.3 109% 83 MB/s	4K Read 0.49 4K Write 0.67 4K Mixed 0.15 30% 0.44 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 31.8% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMX8GX3M1A1600C11 0215 VS2GB1333D3 0215 VS2GB1333D3 12GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1600, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 2048, 2048 MB Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	35.3% Below average	MC Read 11.9 MC Write 12 MC Mixed 10.5 33% 11.5 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 11.4 SC Mixed 11 31% 10.8 GB/s	Latency 70.2 57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 51%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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