MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 179% UFO	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 148% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 78.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	237% 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.
Boot Drive	64% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 (15%). 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 @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141224
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 01 '22 at 04:16
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	78.3% Very good	Memory 90.8 1-Core 110 2-Core 209 79% 136 Pts	4-Core 356 8-Core 553 56% 455 Pts	64-Core 576 36% 576 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-Ti 16,406 User benchmarks, average bench 232% Nvidia(10DE 1618) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 526.98 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	237% Outstanding	Lighting 353 Reflection 313 Parallax 358 288% 341 fps	MRender 388 Gravity 313 Splatting 208 237% 303 fps
Poor: 205% ↑ This bench: 237% Great: 247%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 33 32 30 32 33 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	64% Good	Read 478 Write 459 Mixed 221 SusWrite 43.8 67% 301 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 41.7 4K Mixed 27.7 108% 34.3 MB/s	DQ Read 357 DQ Write 54.9 DQ Mixed 60.7 82% 157 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 118%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 12GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 482 Write 294 Mixed 337 82% 371 MB/s	4K Read 38.3 4K Write 78.5 4K Mixed 49.1 162% 55.3 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 230 209% 318 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Samsung 850 EVO mSATA 500GB 3,936 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 48GB free Firmware: EMT41B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 439 440 439 347 184 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 460 Mixed 379 SusWrite 376 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 84.2 4K Mixed 53.3 173% 59 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 362 273% 364 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 128%
Samsung 860 Pro 512GB-$150 16,934 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 61GB free Firmware: RVM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 439 440 457 285 247 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 439 Write 427 Mixed 421 SusWrite 379 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 85.6 4K Mixed 50.4 166% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 358 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 133%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 68GB free Firmware: 01.03E01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 54 53 54 53 56 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	32.8% Below average	Read 59.9 Write 59.2 Mixed 45.9 SusWrite 54 40% 54.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 117% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2133 CL11 Series 2x8GB 977 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1800 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	62.6% Good	MC Read 23.4 MC Write 23.4 MC Mixed 18.5 62% 21.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 19.3 54% 18.8 GB/s	Latency 66.1 60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 78%

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Typical Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 1,324 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	330x
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 $90Bench 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	31x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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