MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 86.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	71.7% 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.

Run History

8 years ago, 8 years ago, 8 years ago, 8 years ago, 8 years ago, 8 years ago, 8 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150813
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 22 '15 at 08:23
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (59^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 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Memory 94.6 1-Core 128 2-Core 239 88% 154 Pts	4-Core 422 8-Core 647 66% 535 Pts	64-Core 656 41% 656 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6143 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 69 Reflection 68.9 Parallax 61.1 56% 66.4 fps	Gravity 19.5 Splatting 11.1 13% 15.3 fps
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 101GB free (System drive) Firmware: X31200RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 60 100 60 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 14 (A5) Unknown 100 100 12889554996 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 19 (A8) Unknown 100 100 3 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1 (AE) Unknown 100 100 3 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 66 38 163210395682 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 103080525848 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 223 (EA) Unknown 100 100 369 (F1) Unknown 253 253 233 (F2) Unknown 253 253 318 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	71.7% Very good	Read 468 Write 326 Mixed 315 82% 370 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 71.6 4K Mixed 13.2 107% 39.8 MB/s	DQ Read 35 DQ Write 79.1 DQ Mixed 13.8 23% 42.7 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 101%
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 23GB free Firmware: X31200RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 60 100 60 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 11 (A5) Unknown 100 100 21481128007 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 42 (A8) Unknown 100 100 8 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 2 (AE) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 64 46 197570134052 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 141736542248 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 434 (EA) Unknown 100 100 514 (F1) Unknown 253 253 393 (F2) Unknown 253 253 297 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	70.8% Very good	Read 468 Write 317 Mixed 296 80% 360 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 72 4K Mixed 13.3 106% 39.7 MB/s	DQ Read 34.7 DQ Write 71.5 DQ Mixed 8.48 19% 38.2 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 101%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 600GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 175 175 2208 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 44 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 60 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 253 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 12 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 1 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 42 (C2) HDA temperature 114 102 29 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	78.7% Very good	Read 137 Write 137 Mixed 130 101% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1.23 4K Write 2.63 4K Mixed 0.36 140% 1.41 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 109%
Seagate FreeAgentDesktop 250GB 638 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 85GB free, PID 3000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	15.9% Very poor	Read 34.9 Write 33.9 Mixed 16 34% 28.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.26 48% 0.59 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 15.9% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D169DS3.16FN 2x8GB 71 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	62.2% Good	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 22.6 MC Mixed 19.5 60% 21.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 19.9 57% 20.1 GB/s	Latency 58.3 69% 58.3 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 63%

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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 $94Bench 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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16