MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	48.7% 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	73% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	5.7 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150529
Uptime	4.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 22 '19 at 21:59
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	72.7% Very good	Memory 78.9 1-Core 118 2-Core 231 79% 143 Pts	4-Core 378 8-Core 418 52% 398 Pts	64-Core 433 27% 433 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 82%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.7% Average	Lighting 60.6 Reflection 61.1 Parallax 56.4 49% 59.4 fps	MRender 68.7 Gravity 57.8 Splatting 50.7 47% 59.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 54%
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7821) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	3.71% Terrible	Lighting 4.03 Reflection 6.77 Parallax 6.28 3% 5.69 fps	MRender 5.1 Gravity 2.47 Splatting 8 4% 5.19 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.71% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 44GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 123 117 117 115 112 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	73% Very good	Read 395 Write 146 Mixed 182 SusWrite 124 47% 212 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 77.9 4K Mixed 31.7 122% 45.4 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 175 DQ Mixed 150 145% 234 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 435GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 69 86 88 82 83 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	26.5% Poor	Read 11.2 Write 58 Mixed 19.2 SusWrite 80.7 31% 42.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 100% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 26.5% Great: 112%
Jmicron Tech 240GB 48 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 169GB free Firmware: 0407 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 123 124 128 126 132 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	60.4% Good	Read 83 Write 89.7 Mixed 67.8 SusWrite 127 68% 91.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.9 306% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 60%
WD My Passport 0820 1TB 16,483 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 469GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 89 89 89 89 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	37% Below average	Read 80.7 Write 71.3 Mixed 52.2 SusWrite 88.7 99% 73.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 98% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 44%
Verbatim STORE N GO 8GB 7,781 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 7GB free, PID 0302 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.9 9 9.2 9.1 9.3 9.3 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	4.82% Terrible	Read 14 Write 5 Mixed 6 SusWrite 8.9 10% 8.48 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 13% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.82% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLT4G3D1869DT1TX0. 0215 CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 1315 BLT4G3D1869DT1TX0. 12GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 1867, 1600, 1867 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	31.2% Below average	MC Read 10.9 MC Write 11.1 MC Mixed 10.4 31% 10.8 GB/s	SC Read 5.5 SC Write 9.2 SC Mixed 5.6 19% 6.77 GB/s	Latency 82.5 48% 82.5 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 33%

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Typical Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 1,331 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	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 $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	53x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16