MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 94.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	48.6% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141224
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 22 '20 at 23:40
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (81^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 133 2-Core 262 92% 163 Pts	4-Core 517 8-Core 656 75% 587 Pts	64-Core 678 42% 678 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
AMD R9 390X-$340 26,573 User benchmarks, average bench 54% XFX(1682 9395) CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.20 Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.6% Average	Lighting 60 Reflection 59.3 Parallax 65.1 49% 61.5 fps	MRender 53.5 Gravity 43.7 Splatting 72.5 48% 56.5 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 57%
AMD HD 7750 22,655 User benchmarks, average bench 8% Asus(1043 0427) 1GB CLim: 820 MHz, MLim: 1150 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 19.20 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	10.7% Very poor	Lighting 12.8 Reflection 14 Parallax 15.2 10% 14 fps	MRender 11.8 Gravity 11.2 Splatting 16.5 11% 13.2 fps
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 10.7% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba OCZ TL100 120GB-$80 2,275 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 9GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFZ10.3 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 424 Write 259 Mixed 324 74% 336 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 89.6 4K Mixed 30.5 134% 50.4 MB/s	DQ Read 282 DQ Write 22.3 DQ Mixed 2.7 40% 102 MB/s
Poor: 20% Great: 82%
WDC WDS200T2B0A-00SM50 2TB 8,872 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 1TB free Firmware: 411040WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 468 458 467 454 443 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 464 Write 440 Mixed 371 SusWrite 461 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 54 188% 69.5 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 248 214% 316 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 117%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 3TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 144 146 146 147 147 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Read 142 Write 170 Mixed 109 SusWrite 144 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.8 390% 3.4 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB 6,467 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	61.8% Good	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 21.9 MC Mixed 18.7 59% 20.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 23.3 SC Mixed 20.5 58% 20.2 GB/s	Latency 56.4 71% 56.4 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 65%

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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	570x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	332x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	114x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	196x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 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 $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	53x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	49x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	43x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	32x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	31x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $800

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16