MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 86.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	52.2% 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	85.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	May 23 '18 at 00:14
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Memory 93.9 1-Core 120 2-Core 237 85% 150 Pts	4-Core 456 8-Core 461 61% 459 Pts	64-Core 466 29% 466 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3081) CLim: 977 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.2.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	Lighting 64.4 Reflection 59 Parallax 86.5 52% 69.9 fps	MRender 58.3 Gravity 52.7 Splatting 73.9 52% 61.6 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY SSD2SC240G1CS2754D117-514 240GB 381 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS211101 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1916 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1447 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 34 (B1) Unknown 0 0 218 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 40 100 40 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 485 (C4) Reallocation count 98 98 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 104 (E7) Temperature 100 100 40 (E9) Unknown 0 0 0 (EA) Unknown 0 0 66 (F1) Unknown 0 0 9508 (F2) Unknown 0 0 15550	85.5% Excellent	Read 512 Write 299 Mixed 322 83% 378 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 25.1 130% 52 MB/s	DQ Read 181 DQ Write 194 DQ Mixed 68.3 84% 148 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 95%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$30 168,449 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 310GB free Firmware: 1003YAM1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 150867584 (03) Spinup time 99 99 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2874 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 70 60 55956879076 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 8060 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2799 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 17 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 52 521994271 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 466 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 4 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 1 1 286720 (C2) HDA temperature 31 48 30064771103 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (FE) Unknown 100 100 0	51.6% Above average	Read 101 Write 78.9 Mixed 69.6 62% 83.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.38 4K Write 0.81 4K Mixed 0.19 51% 0.46 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 61%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2GB free Firmware: MK7OA840 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 134 134 87 (03) Spinup time 127 127 38686884332 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 2998 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 123 123 31 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 7142 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1437 (C0) Power-off retract count 98 98 2998 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 2998 (C2) HDA temperature 166 166 193274314788 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	51.3% Above average	Read 98.6 Write 79.8 Mixed 40.3 54% 72.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.51 4K Write 1.87 4K Mixed 0.45 106% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 82%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 16,567 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	63% Good	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 23 MC Mixed 19.8 62% 21.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 21.9 SC Mixed 20.5 57% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 60.1 66% 60.1 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 62%

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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	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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $800

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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