MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Speed boat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 35% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	37.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	109% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 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	28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 14 '22 at 22:24
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.8 GHz, turbo 5.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 137 2-Core 266 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 467 8-Core 732 74% 599 Pts	64-Core 708 44% 708 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3603) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 3004 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 511.79 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	37.3% Below average	Lighting 12 Reflection 14.9 Parallax 184 10% 70.1 fps	MRender 0.3 Gravity 190 Splatting 127 91% 106 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$99 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 180GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 193 276 265 274 280 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 480 Mixed 400 SusWrite 265 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 53.5 184% 65 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 235 212% 321 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 118%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 466GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 426 434 436 438 312 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 486 Mixed 460 SusWrite 412 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 58.1 199% 70.8 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 351 DQ Mixed 363 274% 366 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$27 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 931GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 154 151 154 153 154 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Read 151 Write 116 Mixed 84.9 SusWrite 153 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 112%
ICY BOX BOX IB-3620 3TB 46 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2.5TB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 121 121 122 121 122 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	Read 195 Write 200 Mixed 86.1 SusWrite 121 196% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 77% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 74%
ICY BOX BOX IB-3620 3TB 46 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2.5TB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 121 122 122 121 122 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	56.3% Above average	Read 177 Write 182 Mixed 83.2 SusWrite 122 185% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 71% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB 6,625 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	77.6% Very good	MC Read 28.3 MC Write 28.9 MC Mixed 23.7 77% 27 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 26.2 SC Mixed 25.9 69% 24 GB/s	Latency 55.2 72% 55.2 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 62%

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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 1,335 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	572x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	333x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	115x

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 $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	54x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	50x

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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Total price: $800

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16