MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 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 75.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	50.8% 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)
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.

High background CPU (28%). 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	9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 02 '23 at 09:48
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	28%

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PC Performing below expectations (36^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 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	Memory 86.5 1-Core 110 2-Core 210 78% 136 Pts	4-Core 349 8-Core 537 55% 443 Pts	64-Core 545 34% 545 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E366) CLim: 1411 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 23.9.2 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.8% Above average	Lighting 63.8 Reflection 61.6 Parallax 86.2 52% 70.5 fps	MRender 63.3 Gravity 72.4 Splatting 46.6 48% 60.8 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 56%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 119GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 4,058 Write 3,550 Mixed 3747 844% 3,785 MB/s	4K Read 266 4K Write 185 4K Mixed 198 755% 216 MB/s	DQ Read 774 DQ Write 447 DQ Mixed 546 424% 589 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 654GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC4B Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 179 Write 181 Mixed 83 109% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 112%
Seagate ST9250315AS 250GB-$30 12,691 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 107GB free Firmware: 0003DEM1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 2,665 Write 17 Mixed 51.3 653% 911 MB/s	4K Read 329 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 2.9 14,060% 111 MB/s
Poor: 9% Great: 43%
USB DISK 2.0 16GB 1,213 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 10GB free, PID 9917 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete	Read 21.4 Write 1.7 8% 11.6 MB/s	4K Read 6.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 24% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/4G 0420 F3-17000CL11-4GBXL KHX1600C10D3/4G 0420 F3-17000CL11-4GBXL 16GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1600, 2133, 1600, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	56.6% Above average	MC Read 20.8 MC Write 21 MC Mixed 16.5 56% 19.4 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 17.8 51% 18 GB/s	Latency 71 56% 71 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 61%

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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	70	58	60	54.6"	1280 720	SAM0C28 SAMSUNG

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	572x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	333x
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 $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 DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	32x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	31x

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Total price: $800

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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