MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 82.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	89.3% 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	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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 03 '20 at 15:23
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (50^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 GHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Memory 90.6 1-Core 119 2-Core 209 81% 140 Pts	4-Core 401 8-Core 647 64% 524 Pts	64-Core 639 40% 639 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 67 29 30 27 31 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Read 478 Write 460 Mixed 371 SusWrite 55 76% 341 MB/s	4K Read 41.5 4K Write 92.5 4K Mixed 46.4 171% 60.1 MB/s	DQ Read 319 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 209 187% 282 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 118%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 560GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 430 444 451 444 455 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 474 Mixed 411 SusWrite 434 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 94.8 4K Mixed 45.9 160% 58.2 MB/s	DQ Read 308 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 296 222% 297 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 121%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 445GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 430 445 451 445 325 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 462 Mixed 420 SusWrite 413 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 91 4K Mixed 40.2 139% 52.5 MB/s	DQ Read 322 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 298 225% 302 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 129%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 305GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 81 74 76 83 75 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	41.4% Average	Read 67.3 Write 68.3 Mixed 57.5 SusWrite 76.5 50% 67.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 84%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2009)-$80 42,987 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 28GB free Firmware: 12.01A12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 50 51 49 52 51 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	30% Below average	Read 53.5 Write 53.8 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 50.8 36% 49.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 30% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/4G 0622 DDR3-1600 CL9 4GB KHX1600C10D3/4G 0622 DDR3-1600 CL9 4GB 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	55.7% Above average	MC Read 20.3 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 16.3 55% 19.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 17.5 48% 16.9 GB/s	Latency 66.3 60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 58%

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Typical Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 1,323 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	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 $109Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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