MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 57% Gunboat


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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	75.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141224
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	May 28 '20 at 19:14
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

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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 i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Memory 94.9 1-Core 130 2-Core 242 89% 156 Pts	4-Core 426 8-Core 641 66% 534 Pts	64-Core 662 41% 662 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$239 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% PNY(196E 1345) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 446.14 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	75.3% Very good	Lighting 94.2 Reflection 85 Parallax 81.4 77% 86.9 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 78.3 Splatting 76.8 73% 90.9 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 6,208 Write 5,194 Mixed 5,532 1,258% 5,644 MB/s	4K Read 504 4K Write 288 4K Mixed 362 1,381% 385 MB/s	DQ Read 1,166 DQ Write 594 DQ Mixed 711 573% 823 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
PNY CS900 500GB SSD 16,267 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 280GB free Firmware: CS900J13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 49 50 54 49 49 MB/s Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	71.4% Very good	Read 179 Write 102 Mixed 232 SusWrite 93.5 34% 152 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 87.8 4K Mixed 40.5 147% 53.4 MB/s	DQ Read 252 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 209 183% 268 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 96%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 26GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 141 141 141 141 141 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 342 Mixed 369 SusWrite 176 77% 346 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 98.1 4K Mixed 48.6 177% 62.6 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 351 DQ Mixed 174 183% 300 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 145 145 146 145 145 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 142 Mixed 82.8 SusWrite 143 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 114%
Buildwin Media-Player 32GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 27GB free, PID 3261 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.6 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	16.5% Very poor	Read 5.7 Write 5.2 Mixed 6.3 SusWrite 7.6 9% 6.2 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 2.9 257% 3.2 MB/s
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 16.5% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 12,350 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	MC Read 20.4 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 18.5 58% 20.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 22 SC Mixed 18.3 54% 18.8 GB/s	Latency 57.5 70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 64%

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Typical Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 1,331 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	570x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	332x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	114x

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 $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	53x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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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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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16