MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 148% UFO	Desktop 80% Battleship	Workstation 118% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	204% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	16.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150529
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 22 '21 at 02:29
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Memory 87.1 1-Core 92.3 2-Core 194 72% 124 Pts	4-Core 360 8-Core 473 53% 416 Pts	64-Core 492 30% 492 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	204% Outstanding	Lighting 298 Reflection 274 Parallax 310 243% 294 fps	MRender 344 Gravity 251 Splatting 183 203% 259 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 204% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 3GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 481 Write 344 Mixed 373 89% 399 MB/s	4K Read 41.1 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 57.2 193% 69.1 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 361 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 419GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 404 418 430 436 436 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 472 Mixed 432 SusWrite 418 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 84.5 4K Mixed 54 181% 60.8 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 361 271% 361 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 56GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 297 281 263 269 281 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 476 Mixed 416 SusWrite 293 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 44.6 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 59.7 202% 71.6 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 360 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 329GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 402 416 429 435 434 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 374 Write 470 Mixed 386 SusWrite 417 93% 412 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 58.8 195% 68.4 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 361 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 134%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-1866C10-8GAB Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8GX 0420 F3-1866C10-8GAB 24GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1867, 1600, 1867 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	35.4% Below average	MC Read 12.2 MC Write 12.9 MC Mixed 10.9 34% 12 GB/s	SC Read 8.2 SC Write 10.3 SC Mixed 7.2 24% 8.57 GB/s	Latency 70.4 57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 43%

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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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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