MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	57.4% 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	27.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150813
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 15 '19 at 01:02
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 5.5 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	67.3% Good	Memory 86 1-Core 113 2-Core 221 79% 140 Pts	4-Core 275 8-Core 328 39% 301 Pts	64-Core 376 23% 376 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1405 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	Lighting 87.2 Reflection 63.9 Parallax 62.2 71% 71.1 fps	MRender 70.6 Gravity 59.3 Splatting 0.04 31% 43.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SP600 256GB 4,724 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 198GB free Firmware: 5.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 304 298 303 308 307 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Read 420 Write 309 Mixed 232 SusWrite 299 70% 315 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 85.3 4K Mixed 35.6 130% 49 MB/s	DQ Read 294 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 153 157% 254 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 97%
Sandisk PLUS 1000GB 44,528 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 583GB free (System drive) Firmware: UH4400RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 35 2.6 26 11 60 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	27.9% Poor	Read 386 Write 332 Mixed 64.5 SusWrite 32.7 45% 204 MB/s	4K Read 8 4K Write 6.7 4K Mixed 12.7 32% 9.13 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 27.9% Great: 58%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 410GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 150 148 151 150 150 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Read 152 Write 148 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 149 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 227% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 109%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 750GB-$125 23,438 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 692GB free Firmware: JA2OA700 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 99 99 100 99 99 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	57.2% Above average	Read 100 Write 101 Mixed 39 SusWrite 98.9 62% 84.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 57%
WD My Passport 25E1 2TB 20,154 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1.5TB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 113 115 114 114 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Read 145 Write 115 Mixed 76.3 SusWrite 114 147% 113 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.3 171% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1333 C9 2x8GB 3,379 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.5% Average	MC Read 15.5 MC Write 16.9 MC Mixed 14.2 44% 15.5 GB/s	SC Read 12 SC Write 13.6 SC Mixed 14.1 38% 13.2 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 55%

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

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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 $109Bench 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 $295	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 $40	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