MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	46.1% 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)
Boot Drive	112% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '23 at 19:17
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing below expectations (25^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 below expectations (33^rd percentile)	77.3% Very good	Memory 84 1-Core 114 2-Core 187 75% 128 Pts	4-Core 381 8-Core 555 58% 468 Pts	64-Core 594 37% 594 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.1% Average	Lighting 55.9 Reflection 66.3 Parallax 59.4 46% 60.5 fps	MRender 66 Gravity 58.1 Splatting 52 47% 58.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 11,317 User benchmarks, average bench 264% 883GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 548 610 575 561 483 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 857 Write 605 Mixed 487 SusWrite 529 138% 620 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 62.9 4K Mixed 29.1 112% 39.7 MB/s	DQ Read 112 DQ Write 397 DQ Mixed 188 163% 232 MB/s
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 445%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB-$7 33,725 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 23GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 15 9.9 13 16 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	21% Poor	Read 105 Write 15 Mixed 18.4 SusWrite 13.4 36% 37.9 MB/s	4K Read 12.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 46% 4.1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 21% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1600C9D3/8GX KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1600C9D3/8GX 32GB 105 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.9% Average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 18.3 MC Mixed 15.5 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 16.2 SC Mixed 16.5 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 72.6 55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 72%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 46: 0P 5R 7G 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
46%	39%	31	215	60	60	31.5"	2560 1369	GBT3206 G32QC A

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Typical Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 1,333 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	572x
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 $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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Value: 60% - Above average

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