MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	63.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	189% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Run History

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	14.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1842 x 1036 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 23 '20 at 02:20
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.7 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Memory 98.3 1-Core 136 2-Core 280 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 472 8-Core 661 71% 567 Pts	64-Core 653 40% 653 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 3684) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1611 MHz, MLim: 1984 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	63.2% Good	Lighting 80.1 Reflection 82.8 Parallax 73.7 65% 78.9 fps	MRender 84.2 Gravity 72.1 Splatting 64 59% 73.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 174GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1336 312 315 315 314 314 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	189% Outstanding	Read 992 Write 995 Mixed 547 SusWrite 484 169% 755 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 212 4K Mixed 52.6 234% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,043 DQ Write 1203 DQ Mixed 847 714% 1,031 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 189% Great: 236%
MyDigitalSSD BPX NVMe PCIe M.2 120GB 759 User benchmarks, average bench 138% 84GB free Firmware: E7FM03.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1068 843 586 598 485 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	167% Outstanding	Read 864 Write 888 Mixed 653 SusWrite 626 170% 758 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 57.8 215% 83.7 MB/s	DQ Read 615 DQ Write 643 DQ Mixed 596 457% 618 MB/s
Poor: 97% ↑ This bench: 167% Great: 178%
Toshiba MQ01ACF050 500GB-$150 24,380 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 120GB free Firmware: AV002D SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 102 102 102 102 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Read 107 Write 110 Mixed 50.3 SusWrite 102 67% 92.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x4GB 4,979 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 2425 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	MC Read 33 MC Write 31.7 MC Mixed 25 85% 29.9 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 25.9 SC Mixed 29.8 76% 26.5 GB/s	Latency 44.6 90% 44.6 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 103%

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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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $800

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