MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	58.6% 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	85.9% 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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

High background CPU (25%). 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	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140919
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 30 '22 at 11:22
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing below expectations (25^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-$348 427,837 User benchmarks, average bench 83% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	67.6% Good	Memory 73.7 1-Core 109 2-Core 204 74% 129 Pts	4-Core 331 8-Core 556 56% 444 Pts	64-Core 555 37% 555 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 169,187 User benchmarks, average bench 60% EVGA(3842 2983) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 512.59 Performing below potential (48^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	58.6% Above average	Lighting 69.5 Reflection 80.5 Parallax 71.8 56% 73.9 fps	MRender 79 Gravity 75.6 Splatting 65.5 61% 73.4 fps
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 67%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 57,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 163GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 295 297 298 297 300 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Read 423 Write 325 Mixed 276 SusWrite 294 74% 330 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 85.4 4K Mixed 36.7 130% 49.1 MB/s	DQ Read 186 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 149 138% 210 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 98%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$54 799,264 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 604GB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 88 88 90 85 89 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	Read 100 Write 122 Mixed 61 SusWrite 88.9 68% 93 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 100% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB 17,761 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1400 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	37.8% Below average	MC Read 12.5 MC Write 13.9 MC Mixed 11.7 36% 12.7 GB/s	SC Read 10.7 SC Write 13.5 SC Mixed 13.5 36% 12.6 GB/s	Latency 93.1 43% 93.1 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 71%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 77: 9R 7G 11B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware.

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
77%	63%	43	314	252	144	23.5"	1920 1080	MSI3BA0 MSI G24C4

History: Score 60: 6R 5G 15B | Score 77: 9R 7G 11B

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 39%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) - $152

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 83%, 427,837 samples	1,327x
Core i5-4690KIntel $100Bench 78%, 251,169 samples	884x
Core i7-4790Intel $215Bench 77%, 260,758 samples	249x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $125Bench 50%, 823,201 samples	556x
GTX 1070Nvidia $138Bench 80%, 1,295,591 samples	256x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $290Bench 57%, 1,449,936 samples	193x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $89Bench 105%, 890,237 samples	169x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 113%, 543,690 samples	141x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $140Bench 111%, 807,368 samples	139x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 58%, 114,582 samples	144x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 41,501 samples	109x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 53%, 39,536 samples	90x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $714

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $280	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-12400F $170	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $111
Intel Core i7-12700K $380	Nvidia RTX 3050 $250	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $33	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $69	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $68	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $71	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $470	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16