MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	54.5% 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	79.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 23 '19 at 15:28
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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 4.3 GHz, turbo 5.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Memory 94.6 1-Core 128 2-Core 253 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 487 8-Core 509 66% 498 Pts	64-Core 493 30% 493 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% XFX(1682 C580) CLim: 1405 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.5.2 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	54.5% Above average	Lighting 67.5 Reflection 72.8 Parallax 86.9 55% 75.8 fps	MRender 72.8 Gravity 69 Splatting 58 54% 66.6 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin MKNSSDRE250GB-LT 250GB 642 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0614D SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 201 154 187 115 158 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	79.9% Very good	Read 510 Write 317 Mixed 302 SusWrite 163 72% 323 MB/s	4K Read 21.6 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 34.3 130% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 177 DQ Write 250 DQ Mixed 180 146% 202 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 100%
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149 16,872 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 105GB free Firmware: DC02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 185 202 209 205 213 MB/s Performing below potential (84^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	85.6% Excellent	Read 257 Write 248 Mixed 280 SusWrite 197 55% 246 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 45.4 170% 64.8 MB/s	DQ Read 283 DQ Write 210 DQ Mixed 145 136% 212 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 91%
Seagate ST1500DL001-9VT15L 1.5TB 902 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 606GB free Firmware: CC98 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 88 88 90 88 90 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	54.7% Above average	Read 102 Write 103 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 89 64% 87.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 71%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 407GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 95 94 95 94 95 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	52.6% Above average	Read 88.7 Write 91.4 Mixed 59.7 SusWrite 94.5 62% 83.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 167% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 992069 (997069) 2x8GB 538 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	63.4% Good	MC Read 21.7 MC Write 23.3 MC Mixed 19.6 62% 21.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 19.9 58% 20.4 GB/s	Latency 58.1 69% 58.1 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 63%

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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	566x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	330x
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 $90Bench 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	31x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $800

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $178	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