MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	58% 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	68% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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	6.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 08 '18 at 18:39
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^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 4.6 GHz, turbo 6.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Memory 90.2 1-Core 140 2-Core 276 93% 169 Pts	4-Core 514 8-Core 526 69% 520 Pts	64-Core 530 33% 530 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 367B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1569 MHz, MLim: 1827 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	58% Above average	Lighting 72.7 Reflection 73.1 Parallax 65.2 59% 70.4 fps	MRender 75.7 Gravity 67.7 Splatting 62.6 56% 68.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX900 128GB-$103 6,500 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.4.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 99 97 99 94 91 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	68% Good	Read 345 Write 81.5 Mixed 198 SusWrite 94.4 40% 180 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 29.1 143% 56.9 MB/s	DQ Read 132 DQ Write 134 DQ Mixed 140 103% 135 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 82%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 10GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 505 Write 493 Mixed 399 104% 466 MB/s	4K Read 48.3 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 66.1 230% 83.3 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 356 270% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
WD Green 2TB (2010)-$100 5,498 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 64GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 116 114 115 117 116 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	67.7% Good	Read 120 Write 118 Mixed 77.8 SusWrite 115 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 158% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 1,904 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1348 MHz Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	52.6% Above average	MC Read 18.2 MC Write 19.4 MC Mixed 15.6 51% 17.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 19.5 SC Mixed 17.2 49% 17.2 GB/s	Latency 66.9 60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 61%

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

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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