MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 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 82.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	50.9% 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	67.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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	20.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 14 '21 at 04:03
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing below expectations (37^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 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Memory 93.1 1-Core 112 2-Core 216 81% 141 Pts	4-Core 392 8-Core 517 58% 455 Pts	64-Core 600 37% 600 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E353) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.6.1 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.9% Above average	Lighting 64.1 Reflection 62.8 Parallax 87.3 52% 71.4 fps	MRender 65.7 Gravity 69.6 Splatting 46.8 48% 60.7 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$145 41,734 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 913GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 146 147 143 140 152 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	67.5% Good	Read 441 Write 158 Mixed 163 SusWrite 146 50% 227 MB/s	4K Read 16.2 4K Write 81.5 4K Mixed 25.7 101% 41.1 MB/s	DQ Read 299 DQ Write 156 DQ Mixed 141 128% 199 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 128%
VendorCo ProductCode 2TB 2,637 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 2TB free, PID 1234 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.1 0.4 0.4 0.2 2.1 1.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	0.75% Terrible	Read 3.7 Write 2.2 Mixed 2 SusWrite 1 3% 2.22 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 0.75% Great: 11%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB 8,730 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	MC Read 21.3 MC Write 20.2 MC Mixed 17.9 57% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 19.9 54% 18.8 GB/s	Latency 61.9 65% 61.9 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 63%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	8	6	60	23"	1280 720	PHLC0C7 PHL 234E5

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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 $300	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