MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 83.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	54.9% 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	108% 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.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150529
Uptime	4.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 17 '19 at 06:39
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Memory 93.6 1-Core 114 2-Core 223 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 421 8-Core 419 56% 420 Pts	64-Core 423 26% 423 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3978) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Lighting 68.6 Reflection 72.1 Parallax 63.7 56% 68.1 fps	MRender 74.1 Gravity 65.5 Splatting 57.5 53% 65.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 117GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 226 226 225 220 208 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 460 Write 435 Mixed 340 SusWrite 244 83% 370 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 61.8 186% 68.4 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 124%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 129 129 132 132 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	77.1% Very good	Read 142 Write 142 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 126 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 84%
Seagate FA GoFlex Desk 1TB 1,238 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 576GB free, PID 5071 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 38 38 38 38 35 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	18.2% Very poor	Read 38.3 Write 37.3 Mixed 27.5 SusWrite 37.4 48% 35.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 81% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 18.2% Great: 20%
WD My Passport Essential USB 3.0 500GB 2,842 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 36GB free, PID 0730 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 37 37 37 36 34 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	18.1% Very poor	Read 36 Write 34 Mixed 26.5 SusWrite 36.1 45% 33.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 80% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 18.1% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 4x4GB 14,299 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	MC Read 20.9 MC Write 21.9 MC Mixed 18.7 59% 20.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 16.6 50% 17.4 GB/s	Latency 60.6 66% 60.6 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 64%

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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 $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 $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 $40	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