MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 81.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	100% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 20 '19 at 11:09
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Memory 96.1 1-Core 105 2-Core 209 79% 137 Pts	4-Core 386 8-Core 410 53% 398 Pts	64-Core 408 25% 408 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% PNY(196E 119F) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.82 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 51% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO mSATA 250GB 1,851 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 134GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT41B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 297 295 296 293 288 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 467 Write 305 Mixed 299 SusWrite 284 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 42.1 164% 62.9 MB/s	DQ Read 335 DQ Write 290 DQ Mixed 222 191% 282 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 121%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 177GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 88 88 90 87 87 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	44.8% Average	Read 67.8 Write 67.3 Mixed 45.8 SusWrite 88.1 49% 67.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9 0420 F3-17000CL11-4GBXL 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9 0420 F3-17000CL11-4GBXL 16GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1867, 2133, 1867, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	MC Read 29.6 MC Write 31 MC Mixed 27.3 84% 29.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 19.4 SC Mixed 24.5 60% 20.9 GB/s	Latency 53.6 75% 53.6 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 82%

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Typical Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 1,346 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	577x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	335x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	116x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	197x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	97x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	80x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	61x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $137Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	56x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	50x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	43x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	33x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	32x

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