MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 85.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	17.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	108% 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	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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	20.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141110
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Jul 08 '18 at 15:05
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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 way above expectations (89^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Memory 95.6 1-Core 108 2-Core 231 83% 145 Pts	4-Core 408 8-Core 553 61% 481 Pts	64-Core 629 39% 629 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.5% Very poor	Lighting 19.7 Reflection 23 Parallax 18.7 16% 20.5 fps	MRender 28.4 Gravity 19.8 Splatting 26 20% 24.7 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 17.5% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO mSATA 250GB 4,026 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 64GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT41B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 159 158 158 156 155 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 428 Mixed 378 SusWrite 191 82% 368 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 56.8 196% 70.7 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 118%
Samsung HD154UI 500GB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 30GB free Firmware: X41110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 216 98 96 151 66 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 38% Great: 60%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 128GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 74 75 74 73 73 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	Read 126 Write 176 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 73.9 72% 99.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.7 323% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 94%
Samsung Flash Drive 128GB 4,330 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 0GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 142 Write 108 Mixed 107 146% 119 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 2.2 129% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C9 4x8GB 1,459 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	65.6% Good	MC Read 23.3 MC Write 23.9 MC Mixed 20.7 65% 22.6 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 21.7 SC Mixed 21.3 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 55.2 72% 55.2 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 72%

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Typical Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 1,324 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	566x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	330x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	114x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	194x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	95x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	78x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	60x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	53x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	49x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	42x
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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16