MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	56.5% 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	89% 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.

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	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141224
Uptime	3.9 Days
Run Date	Nov 11 '19 at 23:54
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3-$209 19,313 User benchmarks, average bench 73% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	79% Very good	Memory 90.9 1-Core 103 2-Core 219 78% 138 Pts	4-Core 362 8-Core 565 57% 464 Pts	64-Core 568 35% 568 Pts
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.20 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	Lighting 70.1 Reflection 62 Parallax 87 57% 73 fps	MRender 61.9 Gravity 59.4 Splatting 77.6 55% 66.3 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226 35,454 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 127GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 210 154 141 164 212 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Read 446 Write 415 Mixed 279 SusWrite 192 74% 333 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 36.7 147% 57.7 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 269 DQ Mixed 138 154% 263 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 107%
Team L5 SSD 120GB 501 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 104GB free Firmware: N1114B SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 130 132 132 132 132 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	Read 460 Write 132 Mixed 186 SusWrite 132 50% 228 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 30.3 126% 51.4 MB/s	DQ Read 245 DQ Write 11.9 DQ Mixed 144 101% 134 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 82%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 241GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 308 347 351 364 322 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 326 Mixed 360 SusWrite 340 69% 301 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 47 174% 65.5 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 361 270% 360 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 134%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 64GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 121 123 123 123 122 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	79.9% Very good	Read 156 Write 125 Mixed 86.4 SusWrite 122 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 754GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 161 165 165 165 166 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 154 Mixed 104 SusWrite 164 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.1 226% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 219GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 160 162 163 162 162 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 195 Write 152 Mixed 88 SusWrite 161 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.1 236% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT102464BA1339.C16 2x8GB 350 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	52.8% Above average	MC Read 18.4 MC Write 18.7 MC Mixed 16 51% 17.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 17.7 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 65.9 61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 54%

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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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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