MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 80% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 63% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	82.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	103% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140421
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 28 '18 at 21:56
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 137 2-Core 262 93% 165 Pts	4-Core 501 8-Core 493 67% 497 Pts	64-Core 503 31% 503 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3301) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 411.70 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82.8% Excellent	Lighting 104 Reflection 109 Parallax 93.6 85% 102 fps	MRender 96.4 Gravity 95.2 Splatting 95.2 78% 95.6 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 56 53 57 58 56 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 484 Mixed 375 SusWrite 79.6 80% 361 MB/s	4K Read 44.1 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 56.7 201% 72.2 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 223 206% 317 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 118%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 91GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 463 328 318 318 317 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 490 Mixed 463 SusWrite 358 103% 456 MB/s	4K Read 50.7 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 67.8 233% 82.9 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 360 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 128%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$50 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 140 140 142 141 142 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	82% Excellent	Read 145 Write 143 Mixed 98 SusWrite 140 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 84%
USB2.0 USB Flash Drive 8GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 4GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.7 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.6 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	6.22% Terrible	Read 22.5 Write 6.5 Mixed 3.5 SusWrite 6.4 10% 9.73 MB/s	4K Read 6.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 24% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 6.22% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 20,216 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	MC Read 31.3 MC Write 32.8 MC Mixed 28.7 88% 30.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 24.7 SC Mixed 25.2 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 48.3 83% 48.3 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 86%

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Typical Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 1,333 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	572x
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 $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	54x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	50x

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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $250	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16