MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 82.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	53% 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	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, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	5.2 Days
Run Date	May 26 '21 at 13:22
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^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 above expectations (99^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Memory 91.8 1-Core 114 2-Core 226 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 393 8-Core 602 62% 498 Pts	64-Core 601 37% 601 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 0517) CLim: 1360 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.9.1 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	53% Above average	Lighting 68 Reflection 63 Parallax 98.9 55% 76.6 fps	MRender 65.2 Gravity 70.8 Splatting 46.6 48% 60.9 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 56%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 353GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 451 Write 425 Mixed 416 96% 431 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 49.7 172% 62.9 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 70GB free Firmware: EXT0BB0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 435 Write 330 Mixed 333 81% 366 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 88.9 4K Mixed 41.8 157% 56 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 167 178% 296 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 118GB 1,345 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 103GB free Firmware: 0.1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 443 Write 272 Mixed 318 76% 344 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 88.1 4K Mixed 47.6 156% 56 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 165 177% 294 MB/s
Poor: 44% Great: 97%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 127 Write 40.6 Mixed 52.9 55% 73.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.8 166% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 32% Great: 72%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 3,591 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 1TB free, PID b207 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 101 Write 98 Mixed 44.3 98% 81.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 16% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-14900CL9-4GBXL Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G 0420 F3-14900CL9-4GBXL Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G 16GB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1867, 1333, 1867, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	58.3% Above average	MC Read 21.6 MC Write 21 MC Mixed 16.6 56% 19.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 20.2 55% 19.2 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 67%

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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 $90Bench 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 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16