MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 73% Battleship	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	91.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	92.3% 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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 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	7.6 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150529
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 26 '19 at 15:15
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$50 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Memory 86.8 1-Core 123 2-Core 240 84% 150 Pts	4-Core 439 8-Core 470 60% 454 Pts	64-Core 474 29% 474 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 82%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Nvidia(10DE 13A3) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 440.97 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	91.8% Outstanding	Lighting 113 Reflection 105 Parallax 107 92% 108 fps	MRender 158 Gravity 98.9 Splatting 88.5 91% 115 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 106%
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7821) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	3.9% Terrible	Lighting 4.23 Reflection 7.08 Parallax 7.03 4% 6.11 fps	MRender 5.48 Gravity 2.57 Splatting 8.39 5% 5.48 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.9% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$45 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 85GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 300 302 302 275 213 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 309 Mixed 276 SusWrite 281 74% 333 MB/s	4K Read 16.2 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 39.6 132% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 247 210% 310 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 128%
Jmicron Tech 240GB 278 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 58GB free Firmware: 0407 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 158 150 152 156 150 MB/s Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	48.4% Average	Read 256 Write 210 Mixed 206 SusWrite 151 46% 206 MB/s	4K Read 17.3 4K Write 35.6 4K Mixed 22.1 73% 25 MB/s	DQ Read 130 DQ Write 141 DQ Mixed 138 103% 136 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 71%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 479GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 159 156 158 158 158 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 140 Mixed 86.8 SusWrite 157 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 112%
WD My Passport 0820 1TB 16,483 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 439GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 88 89 89 89 89 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	39.6% Below average	Read 94.5 Write 96.3 Mixed 56.8 SusWrite 88.7 113% 84.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 39.6% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLT4G3D1869DT1TX0. 0215 CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 1315 BLT4G3D1869DT1TX0. 12GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 1867, 1600, 1867 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	29.6% Poor	MC Read 9.7 MC Write 10 MC Mixed 8.8 27% 9.5 GB/s	SC Read 7.8 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 8.1 24% 8.23 GB/s	Latency 70.6 57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 29.6% Great: 33%

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Typical Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 1,348 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $359