MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	58.8% 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	98.1% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140919
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 18 '18 at 01:08
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770-$75 176,321 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Memory 95.1 1-Core 110 2-Core 216 81% 140 Pts	4-Core 410 8-Core 540 60% 475 Pts	64-Core 546 34% 546 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1695 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	Lighting 73.7 Reflection 77.1 Parallax 69 60% 73.3 fps	MRender 78.5 Gravity 69.5 Splatting 61.8 56% 69.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 85GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 121 123 124 125 125 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 483 Mixed 296 SusWrite 130 78% 351 MB/s	4K Read 40.8 4K Write 97 4K Mixed 49.4 176% 62.4 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 182 184% 297 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 922GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 168 168 169 169 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 160 Mixed 82 SusWrite 166 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 212% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 109%
Intenso External USB 3.0 2TB 962 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 881GB free Firmware: 1201 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 94 94 94 94 94 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	45.6% Average	Read 65.3 Write 68.3 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 93.4 49% 67.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 77%
WD Elements 10B8 1.5TB 2,049 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 359GB free, PID 10b8 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	20.8% Poor	Read 40 Write 40.5 Mixed 29.3 SusWrite 41.3 51% 37.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 20.8% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 78,181 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2000 MHz Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	39.6% Below average	MC Read 13.8 MC Write 13.1 MC Mixed 10.6 36% 12.5 GB/s	SC Read 11.9 SC Write 14.2 SC Mixed 12.8 37% 13 GB/s	Latency 56.9 70% 56.9 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 39.6% Great: 62%

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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	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

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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