MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 65.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	18.2% 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)
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.

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System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	7 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 28 '20 at 23:45
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$127 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	65.9% Good	Memory 84.5 1-Core 71.8 2-Core 172 64% 109 Pts	4-Core 262 8-Core 342 38% 302 Pts	64-Core 315 20% 315 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 560 Ti-$188 42,397 User benchmarks, average bench 16% MSI(1462 2387) 2GB CLim: 880 MHz, MLim: 1002 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	18.2% Very poor	Lighting 21.3 Reflection 24.9 Parallax 19 17% 21.8 fps	MRender 28.2 Gravity 21.8 Splatting 22.9 20% 24.3 fps
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 18.2% Great: 18%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 3794 Write 3932 Mixed 4,366 904% 4,031 MB/s	4K Read 338 4K Write 188 4K Mixed 228 903% 251 MB/s	DQ Read 844 DQ Write 1,153 DQ Mixed 793 657% 930 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 63 68 66 61 65 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	46.9% Average	Read 99.3 Write 78.7 Mixed 67.4 SusWrite 64.3 57% 77.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.3 70% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 83%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 118 121 121 121 124 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	72% Very good	Read 130 Write 125 Mixed 64.8 SusWrite 121 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 83%
Seagate Basic 5TB 840 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 4TB free Firmware: 9340 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 38 39 39 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	21.8% Poor	Read 35.2 Write 38.1 Mixed 31.8 SusWrite 39.8 27% 36.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.6 162% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 21.8% Great: 65%
WD My Book Essentials 1TB 3,704 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 378GB free, PID 1110 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 40 38 38 38 40 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	19.1% Very poor	Read 36.6 Write 38.1 Mixed 23.7 SusWrite 38.8 46% 34.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 1 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 19.1% Great: 20%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 3TB 78 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 18GB free, PID ab31 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	1.71% Terrible	Read 1 Write 1 Mixed 1 SusWrite 1.1 1% 1.02 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.3 25% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 1.71% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0420 F3-12800CL9-2GBRL 0420 F3-12800CL9-2GBRL 12GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 2048, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	31.7% Below average	MC Read 10.1 MC Write 11.4 MC Mixed 9.3 29% 10.3 GB/s	SC Read 7.7 SC Write 10.3 SC Mixed 10.1 27% 9.37 GB/s	Latency 72.7 55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 39%

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Typical Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 1,323 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	329x
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	30x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $45	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