MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 79.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	126% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	87.5% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	29.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141224
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 06 '18 at 16:42
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (49^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 as expected (53^rd percentile)	79.8% Very good	Memory 83 1-Core 130 2-Core 254 86% 156 Pts	4-Core 413 8-Core 651 65% 532 Pts	64-Core 663 41% 663 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia RTX 2080-$396 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 37A7) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 411.70 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 170 Reflection 165 Parallax 176 139% 171 fps	MRender 188 Gravity 150 Splatting 111 118% 150 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 134%
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7821) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 120GB-$199 19,348 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 82GB free (System drive) Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 138 136 135 135 132 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Read 385 Write 160 Mixed 205 SusWrite 136 49% 222 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 47.8 179% 66.8 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 159 DQ Mixed 189 143% 195 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 88%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 20GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 453 Write 440 Mixed 379 94% 424 MB/s	4K Read 45.8 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 52.6 204% 74.9 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 353 267% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 10GB free Firmware: X41200RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 358 Write 318 Mixed 219 66% 298 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 38.3 148% 59.9 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 249 DQ Mixed 185 173% 272 MB/s
Poor: 59% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 7GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 114 114 112 106 112 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	65.5% Good	Read 117 Write 85.7 Mixed 69.9 SusWrite 111 71% 96 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 113%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 39GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 102 90 97 101 92 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	60.1% Good	Read 112 Write 103 Mixed 81.1 SusWrite 97.1 73% 98.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 87%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 128 130 129 130 127 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	Read 116 Write 120 Mixed 80.3 SusWrite 128 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB 4,160 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (54^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.8% Average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 18.2 MC Mixed 15.3 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 15.5 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 75.2 53% 75.2 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 61%

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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%

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 $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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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 $15	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