MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 81.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	28.9% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	9.1 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	22.8 Days
Run Date	Feb 01 '19 at 22:20
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Memory 91.3 1-Core 111 2-Core 224 81% 142 Pts	4-Core 385 8-Core 571 60% 478 Pts	64-Core 583 36% 583 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% EVGA(3842 2768) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	28.9% Poor	Lighting 33.7 Reflection 31.8 Parallax 39.9 28% 35.1 fps	MRender 43 Gravity 39.3 Splatting 35.5 32% 39.2 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 28.9% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 11GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 501 Write 461 Mixed 381 100% 448 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 59.8 205% 72.4 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 358 269% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 74GB free Firmware: JP4OA3GH SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 100 101 104 105 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	65.3% Good	Read 126 Write 134 Mixed 66.8 SusWrite 101 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 74%
USB2.0 FlashDisk 2GB 103 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 2GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2 2.3 2 2.2 2.2 2.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	2.16% Terrible	Read 5.7 Write 1 Mixed 1.8 SusWrite 2.1 3% 2.65 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 14% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.16% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HP497157-D88-ELFWG 0423 Team-Elite-1333 HP497157-D88-ELFWG 0423 Team-Elite-1333 12GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	51.5% Above average	MC Read 18.1 MC Write 18.4 MC Mixed 15.3 49% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 19 SC Mixed 17.3 48% 16.9 GB/s	Latency 65.2 61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 52%

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Gaming 42%

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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	568x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	331x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	114x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	195x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	96x
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	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 i5-13600K $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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16