MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, GPU, RAM
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Boot Drive	54.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

8 years ago, 8 years ago, 8 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20141224
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 29 '15 at 16:22
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.3 GHz Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		1-Core 102 2-Core 234 75% 168 Pts	4-Core 485 8-Core 502 66% 494 Pts	64-Core 494 31% 494 Pts
Poor: 51% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 2847) 2GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.5598 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 33.6 Reflection 30.7 Parallax 36.7 27% 33.7 fps	Gravity 8.83 Splatting 11 9% 9.94 fps
Poor: 24% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M4 64GB-$92 7,336 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: 070H Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 656 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1251 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 98 98 72 (AE) Unknown 100 100 286 (B5) Unknown 100 100 4449608204987 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 48 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 0 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 98 98 2 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0	54.1% Above average	Read 488 Write 107 Mixed 148 53% 248 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 79.1 4K Mixed 6.19 93% 38 MB/s	DQ Read 14.4 DQ Write 83.8 DQ Mixed 7.02 18% 35.1 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 65%
WD WD7500AZEX-00ZF5A0 750GB 1,942 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 349GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 173 172 2325 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 284 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 469 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 204 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 47 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 236 (C2) HDA temperature 112 101 31 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	94.7% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 156 Mixed 130 115% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 2.43 4K Mixed 0.35 108% 1.12 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 93%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 151GB free Firmware: AX001U Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 2530 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 3614 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 84 84 6668 (0A) Spinup retry count 172 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2020 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 1 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 96 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 95 95 50625 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 180389740573 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 94 (DC) Disk shift 100 100 0 (DE) Loaded hours 92 92 3242 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 0 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 256 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	56.3% Above average	Read 101 Write 95.3 Mixed 52.3 61% 82.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 1.63 4K Mixed 0.17 66% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 62%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

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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	330x
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 $90Bench 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	31x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $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