MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	53.7% 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)
Boot Drive	94.3% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 17 '21 at 09:47
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^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 (100^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Memory 89.2 1-Core 112 2-Core 234 82% 145 Pts	4-Core 440 8-Core 542 63% 491 Pts	64-Core 587 36% 587 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 84.1% 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 way above expectations (88^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Lighting 68.7 Reflection 63.4 Parallax 92.4 56% 74.8 fps	MRender 65.6 Gravity 72.8 Splatting 47.3 49% 61.9 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 393GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 299 301 301 302 301 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Read 444 Write 317 Mixed 298 SusWrite 300 76% 340 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 35 141% 56.8 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 244 210% 309 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 129%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 111GB free Firmware: EXT0BB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 135 135 135 135 135 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Read 450 Write 399 Mixed 307 SusWrite 167 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 47.4 170% 63.2 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 167 177% 293 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 108%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 118GB 1,345 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 110GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 131 128 130 130 130 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Read 451 Write 384 Mixed 327 SusWrite 153 73% 329 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 92.3 4K Mixed 44.4 156% 56.7 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 167 179% 297 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 97%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 149 149 151 151 149 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 173 Mixed 22.1 SusWrite 150 93% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 168% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 108%

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)	58.1% Above average	MC Read 21.6 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 16.8 57% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 21.2 SC Mixed 19.3 54% 19 GB/s	Latency 68.3 59% 68.3 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 67%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	60	23.8"	1280 720	ACR0755 EK241Y

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Typical Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 1,331 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	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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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