MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 93.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	66.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	47.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	14GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 14GB 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 14 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150813
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 06 '21 at 01:29
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (49^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 137 2-Core 274 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 541 8-Core 537 72% 539 Pts	64-Core 531 33% 531 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Asus(1043 850A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1581 MHz, MLim: 1790 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 497.09 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	66.3% Good	Lighting 83 Reflection 92.2 Parallax 82.6 68% 85.9 fps	MRender 81.5 Gravity 81.3 Splatting 72.4 64% 78.4 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 500GB SSD 16,267 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 198GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900E13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 84 96 40 109 46 MB/s Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	47.5% Average	Read 200 Write 100 Mixed 180 SusWrite 85.3 32% 141 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 63.6 4K Mixed 10.9 88% 33.7 MB/s	DQ Read 240 DQ Write 176 DQ Mixed 95 102% 170 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 96%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 148 133 136 135 118 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Read 162 Write 115 Mixed 20.4 SusWrite 134 78% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 108%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 32GB 3,362 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 21GB free, PID 00ee Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.9 0.5 1.3 1.2 1.7 1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	1.11% Terrible	Read 6 Write 0.2 Mixed 2.3 SusWrite 1.1 2% 2.4 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 1.11% Great: 11%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5773DH0-CK0 Hynix HMT451U6BFR8A-PB Hynix HMT451U6BFR8A-PB Hynix HMT451U6BFR8A-PB 14GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 2048, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	78.8% Very good	MC Read 29.3 MC Write 30.2 MC Mixed 23.2 79% 27.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 25.6 70% 24.5 GB/s	Latency 59.5 67% 59.5 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 61%

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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 $94Bench 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 $273	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 $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