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MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Jet ski	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	37.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	135% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	7.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140919
Uptime	8.4 Days
Run Date	Dec 11 '18 at 01:30
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Memory 93.6 1-Core 124 2-Core 244 87% 154 Pts	4-Core 464 8-Core 658 70% 561 Pts	64-Core 654 40% 654 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 2966) CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 416.16 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	37.4% Below average	Lighting 48.9 Reflection 46.7 Parallax 41.4 40% 45.7 fps	MRender 39.4 Gravity 42.5 Splatting 37.8 32% 39.9 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO mSATA 500GB 3,936 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 378GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT41B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 452 477 481 487 488 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 488 Mixed 386 SusWrite 474 104% 463 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 65.5 223% 79.8 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 352 266% 357 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 128%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$30 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 36GB free Firmware: 0C3FD6SD SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 117 61 54 55 54 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	Read 495 Write 369 Mixed 344 SusWrite 80.1 72% 322 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 72.1 4K Mixed 39.7 140% 48.4 MB/s	DQ Read 300 DQ Write 95.1 DQ Mixed 114 106% 170 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 82%
WD WD3009FYPX-09AAMB0 3TB 172 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01D01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 122 123 122 124 125 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	70.9% Very good	Read 124 Write 116 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 123 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB 48,796 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.4% Below average	MC Read 10.8 MC Write 10.9 MC Mixed 9.4 30% 10.4 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 11.5 SC Mixed 10.5 31% 10.7 GB/s	Latency 60.8 66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 63%

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Typical Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 1,406 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	601x
Core i5-4690KIntel $43Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	352x
Core i7-4790Intel $104Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	117x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	203x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	102x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	82x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	61x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	56x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	51x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	46x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	33x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	33x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $800

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