MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	52.8% 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	77.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 04 '18 at 05:22
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	82% Excellent	Memory 93.3 1-Core 111 2-Core 217 81% 140 Pts	4-Core 408 8-Core 422 55% 415 Pts	64-Core 421 26% 421 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	52.8% Above average	Lighting 68.7 Reflection 67.9 Parallax 59.2 56% 65.2 fps	MRender 66.8 Gravity 53.3 Splatting 52.8 47% 57.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7TE256HMHP-000L7 256GB 4,594 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT09L6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 97 75 62 54 50 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	77.5% Very good	Read 459 Write 178 Mixed 159 SusWrite 80.8 48% 219 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 85.9 4K Mixed 30.2 141% 51.2 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 180 DQ Mixed 74.4 108% 207 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 91%
Intel SSDSC2BA400G4 400GB 137 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 294GB free Firmware: G2010110 SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 451 454 454 461 462 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 408 Write 456 Mixed 316 SusWrite 454 92% 409 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 40.9 161% 60.4 MB/s	DQ Read 340 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 301 229% 309 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 106%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$63 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 697GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 67 66 68 68 69 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	46% Average	Read 92 Write 82.5 Mixed 62 SusWrite 67.7 56% 76.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 164% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 57%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$89 40,945 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 643GB free Firmware: CC1H SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 100 100 99 100 100 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	59.4% Above average	Read 107 Write 102 Mixed 54.7 SusWrite 99.7 66% 90.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 22,320 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	61% Good	MC Read 21.6 MC Write 22.9 MC Mixed 18 60% 20.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 20.9 SC Mixed 19.8 55% 19.2 GB/s	Latency 61.5 65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 63%

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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	570x
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	196x
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 $139Bench 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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $800

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16