MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 72% Battleship	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 79.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	91.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	91.3% 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	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.

Run History

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	8.2 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	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 26 '19 at 15:07
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing as expected (56^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-$55 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	79.7% Very good	Memory 84.5 1-Core 121 2-Core 240 83% 149 Pts	4-Core 426 8-Core 468 59% 447 Pts	64-Core 468 29% 468 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 82%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Nvidia(10DE 13A3) ≥ 4GB; Galax KFA2 2060 Super CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 440.97 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	91.6% Outstanding	Lighting 113 Reflection 105 Parallax 106 92% 108 fps	MRender 158 Gravity 101 Splatting 88.7 91% 116 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 106%
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)	3.78% Terrible	Lighting 4.23 Reflection 7.08 Parallax 6.62 4% 5.98 fps	MRender 4.05 Gravity 2.53 Splatting 8.35 4% 4.98 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.78% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 84GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 249 249 241 234 225 170 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Read 456 Write 414 Mixed 414 SusWrite 228 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 78.6 4K Mixed 32.3 146% 50.8 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 245 212% 313 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 128%
Jmicron Tech 240GB 278 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 58GB free Firmware: 0407 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 153 150 148 147 138 MB/s Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	44.6% Average	Read 261 Write 199 Mixed 209 SusWrite 147 46% 204 MB/s	4K Read 14.7 4K Write 28.7 4K Mixed 18.4 61% 20.6 MB/s	DQ Read 142 DQ Write 135 DQ Mixed 135 102% 137 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 71%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$27 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 479GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 158 160 157 159 138 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 127 Mixed 74.8 SusWrite 155 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 112%
WD My Passport 0820 1TB 16,483 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 439GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 89 89 89 89 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	38.8% Below average	Read 91.1 Write 96.3 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 88.6 110% 81.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 38.8% Great: 44%

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	32.7% Below average	MC Read 11.2 MC Write 11.7 MC Mixed 9.3 31% 10.7 GB/s	SC Read 8.6 SC Write 10.3 SC Mixed 8.9 26% 9.27 GB/s	Latency 72.7 55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 32.7% Great: 33%

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Typical Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 1,336 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 $55Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	333x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	116x

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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	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 i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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