MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	19.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	80.8% 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.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1768 x 992 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Aug 04 '16 at 23:00
Run Duration	213 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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 above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 130 2-Core 250 90% 158 Pts	4-Core 485 8-Core 667 73% 576 Pts	64-Core 668 41% 668 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% EVGA(3842 3753) Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6881 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	19.5% Very poor	Lighting 24.8 Reflection 19.2 Parallax 22.4 20% 22.2 fps	MRender 27.4 Gravity 21.1 Splatting 19.2 18% 22.6 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 19.5% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 480GB-$31 13,149 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 390GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS131122 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 433 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 18 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 776 (AD) Unknown 100 100 131078 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 8 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 128850984990 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 98 (F1) Unknown 100 100 1575	80.8% Excellent	Read 505 Write 339 Mixed 346 88% 397 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 71.3 4K Mixed 10.5 95% 36.9 MB/s	DQ Read 354 DQ Write 235 DQ Mixed 48.9 103% 213 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 101%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 573GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 175 174 2241 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 133 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 85 85 11190 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 118 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 40 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 256 (C2) HDA temperature 115 110 28 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	102% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 166 Mixed 160 129% 172 MB/s	4K Read 0.69 4K Write 2.44 4K Mixed 0.24 101% 1.12 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 109%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 64GB 428 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 58GB free, PID 0732 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	9.32% Terrible	Read 41 Write 8.24 Mixed 13.4 21% 20.9 MB/s	4K Read 5.58 4K Write 0.08 4K Mixed 0.04 25% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 9.32% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	70% Good	MC Read 25.1 MC Write 25.4 MC Mixed 21.4 68% 24 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 23.8 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 56.2 71% 56.2 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 72%

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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%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

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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 $129Bench 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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Total price: $800

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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