MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 35% Jet ski	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 58%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	56.3% 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.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141224
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 06 '20 at 13:45
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	SAU-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing as expected (41^st 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 GHz, turbo 2.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	58% Above average	Memory 82.1 1-Core 42.2 2-Core 94.4 48% 72.9 Pts	4-Core 185 8-Core 315 30% 250 Pts	64-Core 337 21% 337 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX Titan X-$615 15,621 User benchmarks, average bench 75% EVGA(3842 2990) CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 446.14 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56.3% Above average	Lighting 61.1 Reflection 85.3 Parallax 102 50% 82.9 fps	MRender 83.2 Gravity 88.9 Splatting 81.6 69% 84.6 fps
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 83%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 488 Write 458 Mixed 367 98% 438 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 83.3 4K Mixed 49.8 166% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 269 DQ Mixed 325 242% 324 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 532GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 115 114 116 117 117 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	65.1% Good	Read 111 Write 73.5 Mixed 68.3 SusWrite 116 68% 92.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 114%
WD Blue 6TB (2015)-$215 8,416 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 261GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 158 153 160 159 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Read 140 Write 131 Mixed 91.3 SusWrite 156 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 205% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 97%
WD Elements 25A1 2TB 7,574 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 658GB free, PID 25a1 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 36 36 37 37 36 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	19.3% Very poor	Read 37.5 Write 33.8 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 36.1 46% 33.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 19.3% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1333 C9 2x8GB 3,379 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	MC Read 27.7 MC Write 30.5 MC Mixed 23.3 78% 27.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.4 SC Write 11.1 SC Mixed 13.9 34% 11.8 GB/s	Latency 76.7 52% 76.7 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 55%

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Typical Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 1,344 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	576x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 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	97x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	80x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	61x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	55x
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 $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16