MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (12th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 88 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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.

High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	6.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 24 '24 at 16:01
Run Duration	263 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing way below expectations (12^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 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	72% Very good	Memory 82.5 1-Core 93.1 2-Core 196 71% 124 Pts	4-Core 345 8-Core 416 49% 381 Pts	64-Core 595 37% 595 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 87%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 2TB-$190 31,076 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 909GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 871 481 472 483 476 481 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 81% Great: 136%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 83GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 494 Write 469 Mixed 434 104% 466 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 81.4 4K Mixed 36.5 145% 51.5 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 245 211% 312 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 778GB free Firmware: CC4B Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 184 Write 130 Mixed 83 98% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 112%
USB DISK 2.0 16GB 1,213 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 10GB free, PID 9917 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete	Read 22.4 Write 1.7 9% 12.1 MB/s	4K Read 7.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 29% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/4G 0420 F3-17000CL11-4GBXL KHX1600C10D3/4G 0420 F3-17000CL11-4GBXL 16GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1600, 2133, 1600, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	55.4% Above average	MC Read 20.4 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 16 55% 19.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 20.8 SC Mixed 18.3 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 78.3 51% 78.3 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 61%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 33: 0P 3R 5G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
4%	8%	24	69	58	60	0"	1280 720

History: Score 4: 0P 0R 1G 1B | Score 33: 0P 3R 5G 3B

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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	333x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	115x

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 i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	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