MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	59% 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)
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.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141110
Uptime	9.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 05 '19 at 19:48
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (48^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 below expectations (34^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	Memory 77.4 1-Core 107 2-Core 202 73% 129 Pts	4-Core 338 8-Core 564 55% 451 Pts	64-Core 574 36% 574 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 8C94) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	59% Above average	Lighting 72.6 Reflection 75.4 Parallax 65.8 59% 71.3 fps	MRender 71.3 Gravity 69.9 Splatting 73 59% 71.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 60%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: 580ABBF0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 4,242 Write 42.3 Mixed 84.7 303% 1,456 MB/s	4K Read 614 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 5.5 938% 207 MB/s
Poor: 41% Great: 85%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 56GB free Firmware: M0CR040 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 424 Write 318 Mixed 377 83% 373 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 40 145% 56.1 MB/s	DQ Read 343 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 326 246% 330 MB/s
Poor: 65% Great: 99%
WD WD5000ABYS-01TNA0 500GB-$80 1,220 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 190GB free Firmware: 12.01C01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 4,132 Write 34 Mixed 61.8 1,009% 1,409 MB/s	4K Read 647 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 2 27,192% 217 MB/s
Poor: 23% Great: 47%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x4GB 2,168 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47% Average	MC Read 16.7 MC Write 17.6 MC Mixed 14.1 46% 16.1 GB/s	SC Read 11.4 SC Write 17.6 SC Mixed 15.7 43% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 85.4 47% 85.4 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 88%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	573x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	334x
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	96x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	79x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	60x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $135Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	54x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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	32x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	32x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $800

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $109	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16