MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 50% Yacht


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 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 85.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	70% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	51.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 11 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '21 at 18:34
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	10%

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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 i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Memory 94.2 1-Core 125 2-Core 248 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 427 8-Core 557 63% 492 Pts	64-Core 506 31% 506 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$209 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Zotac(19DA 5543) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	70% Very good	Lighting 92.3 Reflection 90.5 Parallax 78.3 75% 87 fps	MRender 66.5 Gravity 80.9 Splatting 71.9 60% 73.1 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 303GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 275 279 277 281 294 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	51.3% Above average	Read 97.5 Write 214 Mixed 145 SusWrite 279 42% 184 MB/s	4K Read 6.6 4K Write 63 4K Mixed 23.5 74% 31 MB/s	DQ Read 90.8 DQ Write 233 DQ Mixed 107 98% 144 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 129%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 783GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 149 148 148 149 146 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 181 Mixed 81.8 SusWrite 148 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.9 203% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 109%
WDC WD20 EZRZ-22Z5HB0 2TB 325GB free, PID 0578 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 7.9 9.3 7.5 7.4 7.8 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	15.6% Very poor	Read 58.2 Write 67.5 Mixed 43.8 SusWrite 8.5 58% 44.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 90% 1.03 MB/s

WDC WD50 00AAKX-08U6AA0 500GB 30GB free, PID 2509 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 40 40 40 41 40 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	21% Poor	Read 41 Write 39.8 Mixed 32 SusWrite 40.1 52% 38.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 98% 1.17 MB/s

WDC WD10 EAVS-00D7B1 1TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 141GB free, PID 0578 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 55 56 56 56 55 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	25.7% Poor	Read 48.3 Write 50.5 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 55.3 66% 48.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 98% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 25.7% Great: 32%
WD My Book 1140 1TB 1,745 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 80GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 97 97 98 96 95 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	44.8% Average	Read 115 Write 110 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 96.6 136% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 102% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT8G3D1608DT1TX0. 2x8GB 7,008 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	59% Above average	MC Read 20.5 MC Write 21.6 MC Mixed 18.8 58% 20.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 19.4 SC Mixed 17.9 49% 17.3 GB/s	Latency 59.3 67% 59.3 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 65%

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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	579x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	338x
Core i7-4790Intel $132Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	116x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	198x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	97x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	80x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	61x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $137Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	56x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	50x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	43x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	33x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	32x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $149
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $388	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $79
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $363