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 above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 83.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	91.2% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

7 months ago, 7 months ago, 7 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	14.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Oct 29 '23 at 00:45
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	GEO-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (85^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Memory 94.7 1-Core 122 2-Core 230 85% 149 Pts	4-Core 387 8-Core 605 61% 496 Pts	64-Core 613 38% 613 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston OMSP0S3256B-00 256GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 126GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK62A3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 401 108 108 107 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 323 Mixed 334 SusWrite 204 75% 335 MB/s	4K Read 39.9 4K Write 97.3 4K Mixed 38.4 161% 58.5 MB/s	DQ Read 244 DQ Write 245 DQ Mixed 193 159% 227 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 91%
Kingston A400 120GB-$26 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 111GB free Firmware: SBFKB1H5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 140 141 140 141 141 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	67.6% Good	Read 364 Write 203 Mixed 181 SusWrite 168 51% 229 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 87 4K Mixed 28.3 120% 46.7 MB/s	DQ Read 146 DQ Write 142 DQ Mixed 99 87% 129 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 85%
Toshiba MQ01ABF050 500GB-$32 118,349 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 261GB free Firmware: AM0B1J SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 91 88 90 89 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	49.4% Average	Read 82.4 Write 88.5 Mixed 31.9 SusWrite 89.5 53% 73.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 60%
Seagate ST380811AS 80GB-$99 2,717 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 74GB free Firmware: 3.AAE SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 59 58 59 59 59 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	47.9% Average	Read 109 Write 25.5 Mixed 41.2 SusWrite 58.4 43% 58.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 143% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Vulcan-1600 2x8GB 1,179 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	61.3% Good	MC Read 21.4 MC Write 21.7 MC Mixed 19 59% 20.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 22.8 SC Mixed 19.7 56% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 57.3 70% 57.3 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 62%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	52	18	60	0"	1280 720

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Typical Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 1,343 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	575x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	334x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	116x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	197x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	97x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	79x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	61x
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 Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	33x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	32x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $800

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	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