MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 88% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 73% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 79.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	113% 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.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	19.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141224
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 07 '19 at 04:46
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	Memory 90.9 1-Core 114 2-Core 208 80% 138 Pts	4-Core 364 8-Core 536 56% 450 Pts	64-Core 590 36% 590 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3732) CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 4000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.67 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Lighting 144 Reflection 127 Parallax 130 118% 134 fps	MRender 191 Gravity 134 Splatting 106 113% 144 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 240GB-$78 26,547 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS131122 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 505 Write 480 Mixed 385 102% 457 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 42.7 161% 60.5 MB/s	DQ Read 325 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 204 186% 284 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 97%
PNY CS900 480GB-$42 17,946 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 39GB free Firmware: CS900211 SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 369 367 375 381 383 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Read 388 Write 149 Mixed 320 SusWrite 376 69% 308 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 98.4 4K Mixed 33.9 140% 54 MB/s	DQ Read 240 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 172 162% 248 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 102%
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 73GB free Firmware: UF4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 19 195 118 115 116 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	53.2% Above average	Read 450 Write 330 Mixed 284 SusWrite 137 67% 300 MB/s	4K Read 21.7 4K Write 40.8 4K Mixed 16.8 76% 26.4 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 65.5 DQ Mixed 40.3 44% 74.1 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 56%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 233GB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 125 124 126 126 127 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	70.5% Very good	Read 122 Write 70.3 Mixed 81 SusWrite 124 73% 99.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBRL 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBRL 0420 0420 24GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	44.7% Average	MC Read 16.2 MC Write 15.5 MC Mixed 12.6 42% 14.8 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 16.1 SC Mixed 14.6 41% 14.4 GB/s	Latency 65.9 61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 51%

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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 $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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Value: 60% - Above average

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