MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 26% Raft


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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	34.4% 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	59.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (56%). 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	22.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jun 15 '18 at 00:16
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	CYM-User
Background CPU	56%

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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 i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	71.8% Very good	Memory 89.7 1-Core 96.4 2-Core 171 71% 119 Pts	4-Core 296 8-Core 403 44% 349 Pts	64-Core 521 32% 521 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3303) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2027 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.93 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	34.4% Below average	Lighting 46.3 Reflection 96 Parallax 9.03 38% 50.5 fps	MRender 92.7 Gravity 11.6 Splatting 11 28% 38.4 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme SAMSUNG MZSLW1T0 1TB 228 User benchmarks, average bench 170% 400GB free Firmware: 3L0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	232% Outstanding	Read 2,168 Write 1,211 Mixed 1,346 347% 1,575 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 46.3 185% 70.2 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 156 165% 274 MB/s
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 232% Great: 260%
Toshiba THNSFJ256GCSU 256GB 3,843 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 148GB free Firmware: JULA1102 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2795 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 61 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 199 199 0 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 8 (C2) HDA temperature 65 56 188980002851 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	102% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 470 Mixed 492 109% 489 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 75.1 4K Mixed 39.7 126% 46 MB/s	DQ Read 333 DQ Write 272 DQ Mixed 177 167% 261 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 100%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: 600ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 16463593 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 77 77 101704825589783 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 862 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 218 (B1) Unknown 0 0 94 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 43 59 94493147179 (C2) HDA temperature 43 59 94493147179 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 16463593 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 16463593 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 16463593 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 95 95 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 27010 (EA) Unknown 0 0 17864 (F1) Unknown 0 0 17864 (F2) Unknown 0 0 10040 (F4) Unknown 92 92 196739314	59.2% Above average	Read 486 Write 110 Mixed 175 56% 257 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 75.8 4K Mixed 15.9 93% 37.8 MB/s	DQ Read 137 DQ Write 120 DQ Mixed 44.8 56% 100 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 73%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$178 20,205 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 150 142 11500 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 684 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 76 76 18088 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 523 (10) Unknown 46 154 825202823054 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 74 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 609 (C2) HDA temperature 112 96 40 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	101% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 155 Mixed 146 124% 166 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 3.24 4K Mixed 0.28 115% 1.36 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB 12,722 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	62.6% Good	MC Read 21.6 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 19.8 64% 22.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 18.4 SC Mixed 17.1 47% 16.3 GB/s	Latency 67.6 59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 80%

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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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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