MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 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 64.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.91% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	58.6% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (49%). 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, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	6.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140421
Uptime	4 Days
Run Date	Mar 22 '18 at 08:35
Run Duration	240 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	49%

PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	64.8% Good	Memory 78 1-Core 84.1 2-Core 157 63% 106 Pts	4-Core 284 8-Core 377 42% 330 Pts	64-Core 619 38% 619 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 360C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.13 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	3.91% Terrible	Lighting 3.8 Reflection 6.42 Parallax 5.16 3% 5.13 fps	MRender 7.52 Gravity 7.07 Splatting 5.87 6% 6.82 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 3.91% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 77GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1546 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 330 (B1) Unknown 99 99 4 (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 50 43 50 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 3 (F1) Unknown 99 99 4626226569	115% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 411 Mixed 419 99% 446 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 98.9 4K Mixed 50.2 184% 64.6 MB/s	DQ Read 327 DQ Write 249 DQ Mixed 128 139% 235 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 134%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 12GB free Firmware: M0CR031 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (47^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 3561 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 959 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 99 99 27 (AE) Unknown 100 100 71 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 51 43 244813856817 (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 99 99 1 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 12628548574 (F7) Unknown 100 100 395089769 (F8) Unknown 100 100 335905487 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1931 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	86.2% Excellent	Read 476 Write 335 Mixed 336 85% 382 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 80.2 4K Mixed 26.3 117% 44.4 MB/s	DQ Read 317 DQ Write 210 DQ Mixed 46.6 93% 191 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 99%
Samsung PM851 mSATA 128GB 2,513 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT4100Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 2921 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 784 (B1) Unknown 96 96 96 (B3) Unknown 100 100 100 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 53 44 47 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 57 (F1) Unknown 99 99 10890317636 (F2) Unknown 99 99 15090778605	58.6% Above average	Read 473 Write 53.7 Mixed 70.4 42% 199 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 60.8 4K Mixed 9.53 99% 35.5 MB/s	DQ Read 324 DQ Write 66.6 DQ Mixed 25.2 62% 139 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 74%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 54GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	18.5% Very poor	Read 36.5 Write 34.5 Mixed 34.9 45% 35.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.81 4K Mixed 0.13 67% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 18.5% Great: 44%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 7,241 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 10GB free, PID 3320 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	50.6% Above average	Read 135 Write 127 Mixed 107 155% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.67 4K Write 1.05 4K Mixed 0.15 43% 0.62 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBXL Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 16GB 67 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	42.3% Average	MC Read 11.1 MC Write 18.6 MC Mixed 15 43% 14.9 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 11.7 SC Mixed 11.8 31% 10.9 GB/s	Latency 84.4 47% 84.4 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 62%

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Typical Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 1,330 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	569x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	332x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	114x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	195x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	96x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	79x

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	43x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	32x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	31x

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Total price: $800

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16