MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 86% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 68% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	131% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	96% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (42%). 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	26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 03 '20 at 16:21
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	42%

PC Performing below expectations (39^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 way below expectations (16^th percentile)	66.2% Good	Memory 83.1 1-Core 92.4 2-Core 185 70% 120 Pts	4-Core 282 8-Core 311 39% 297 Pts	64-Core 439 27% 439 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 80%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% MSI(1462 C724) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.55 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	131% Outstanding	Lighting 179 Reflection 176 Parallax 178 146% 178 fps	MRender 204 Gravity 162 Splatting 112 125% 160 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 139%
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7821) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 mSATA 250GB 974 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 413 419 406 304 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	96% Outstanding	Read 433 Write 433 Mixed 346 SusWrite 378 90% 397 MB/s	4K Read 22.9 4K Write 67.9 4K Mixed 42.7 125% 44.5 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 253 218% 321 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 107%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 23GB free Firmware: M0CR070 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 374 Write 397 Mixed 324 82% 365 MB/s	4K Read 21 4K Write 94.5 4K Mixed 35.2 127% 50.2 MB/s	DQ Read 340 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 324 245% 329 MB/s
Poor: 65% Great: 99%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 246GB free Firmware: M3CR032 SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 416 420 407 370 366 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 467 Write 431 Mixed 391 SusWrite 401 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 73.2 4K Mixed 42.7 139% 48.7 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 288 236% 336 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 125%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 4x8GB 8,984 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	52.8% Above average	MC Read 18.2 MC Write 19.9 MC Mixed 17.4 53% 18.5 GB/s	SC Read 12.5 SC Write 15.8 SC Mixed 16.8 43% 15 GB/s	Latency 75.1 53% 75.1 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 63%

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

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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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $800

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	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 $183	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