MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	63.6% 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.

Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Nov 08 '18 at 12:05
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	41%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	Memory 94.4 1-Core 98.1 2-Core 187 75% 126 Pts	4-Core 360 8-Core 356 48% 358 Pts	64-Core 350 22% 350 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 72%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba OCZ TL100 240GB-$56 10,555 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 21GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFZ10.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 20 43 19 4.1 71 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	63.6% Good	Read 432 Write 71.5 Mixed 118 SusWrite 34 35% 164 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 51.2 4K Mixed 33.2 119% 38.9 MB/s	DQ Read 302 DQ Write 39.1 DQ Mixed 4.4 46% 115 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 89%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 129GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 102 101 111 98 97 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	Read 90.8 Write 76.7 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 101 58% 79.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 999GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 75 95 112 138 119 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	53.3% Above average	Read 79.2 Write 129 Mixed 66 SusWrite 105 70% 94.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.5 191% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 90%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 97GB free Firmware: MS1OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 114 129 161 128 112 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Read 168 Write 166 Mixed 33.8 SusWrite 127 89% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 130% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 103%
WD My Passport Essential USB 3.0 1TB 2,431 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 261GB free, PID 0730 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 79 79 78 77 79 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	29.9% Poor	Read 60.4 Write 58.9 Mixed 37.7 SusWrite 78 80% 58.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 66% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 29.9% Great: 36%
WD My Passport 1TB 12,840 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 472GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 88 89 88 89 88 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	32.2% Below average	Read 59.1 Write 59.7 Mixed 39.7 SusWrite 88.3 85% 61.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 32.2% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 34,385 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	61.8% Good	MC Read 21.7 MC Write 22.8 MC Mixed 19.9 61% 21.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 17.6 SC Mixed 19.1 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 58.8 68% 58.8 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 63%

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Typical Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 1,324 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	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 $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	31x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	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