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 (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 83%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	77.4% 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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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	12.2 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 20:02
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (56^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 above expectations (78^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Memory 93.4 1-Core 121 2-Core 236 85% 150 Pts	4-Core 392 8-Core 634 63% 513 Pts	64-Core 592 37% 592 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 83% 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 67 Reflection 66 Parallax 58.8 55% 64 fps	Gravity 8.17 Splatting 10.7 9% 9.41 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 (37^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 67 100 67 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 16 (A5) Unknown 100 100 12889948215 (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 64 38 163210395684 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 111670460442 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 225 (EA) Unknown 100 100 400 (F1) Unknown 253 253 259 (F2) Unknown 253 253 344 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	77.4% Very good	Read 470 Write 267 Mixed 247 72% 328 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 70.6 4K Mixed 20.1 108% 40.2 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 189 DQ Mixed 46.9 86% 172 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 101%
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 14GB free Firmware: X31200RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 67 100 67 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 13 (A5) Unknown 100 100 21483290721 (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 3 (AE) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 61 46 197570134055 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 197572427836 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 667 (EA) Unknown 100 100 786 (F1) Unknown 253 253 612 (F2) Unknown 253 253 452 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	60.3% Good	Read 454 Write 110 Mixed 103 48% 222 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 64.8 4K Mixed 8.01 96% 35.5 MB/s	DQ Read 312 DQ Write 85.4 DQ Mixed 35.9 69% 144 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 101%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 590GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 175 175 2216 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 49 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 67 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 253 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 14 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 1 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 47 (C2) HDA temperature 110 102 33 (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	89.8% Excellent	Read 151 Write 162 Mixed 147 115% 153 MB/s	4K Read 1.26 4K Write 2.58 4K Mixed 0.37 141% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 89.8% 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 34.7 Write 33.6 Mixed 20.9 37% 29.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.65 4K Write 1.11 4K Mixed 0.2 47% 0.65 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 above expectations (68^th percentile)	60.3% Good	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 22.1 MC Mixed 19 59% 20.7 GB/s	SC Read 14 SC Write 22 SC Mixed 18.6 52% 18.2 GB/s	Latency 61.2 65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 63%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

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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 $260	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