MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 84% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 65% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	90.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

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 @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit Farben, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 21 '21 at 11:32
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Memory 97.8 1-Core 130 2-Core 262 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 501 8-Core 494 67% 498 Pts	64-Core 492 30% 492 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 82%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
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 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	3.73% Terrible	Lighting 4 Reflection 2.8 Parallax 7.5 3% 4.77 fps	MRender 9.4 Gravity 2.6 Splatting 5.4 5% 5.8 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.73% Great: 3%
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3301) CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2202 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Lighting 112 Reflection 125 Parallax 114 91% 117 fps	MRender 107 Gravity 110 Splatting 111 90% 109 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 34GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 6,474 Write 6,471 Mixed 6,463 1,447% 6,469 MB/s	4K Read 451 4K Write 280 4K Mixed 329 1,252% 353 MB/s	DQ Read 1,465 DQ Write 1,235 DQ Mixed 1,334 1,004% 1,345 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 255GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 129 129 129 129 129 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	86% Excellent	Read 172 Write 141 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 128 86% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 137% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GB 24,592 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	85.9% Excellent	MC Read 31.1 MC Write 32.8 MC Mixed 26.8 86% 30.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 24.4 SC Mixed 26.8 68% 24 GB/s	Latency 46.9 85% 46.9 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 88%

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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 $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 $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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