MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 48% Yacht	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 36.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	33.6% 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	44.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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 (88%). 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	14 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150529
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Jul 12 '16 at 19:23
Run Duration	200 Seconds
Run User	PAN-User
Background CPU	88%

PC Performing below expectations (23^rd 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, turbo 0.75 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	36.9% Below average	Memory 61.2 1-Core 23.1 2-Core 45.7 31% 43.3 Pts	4-Core 75.9 8-Core 79.7 10% 77.8 Pts	64-Core 78 5% 78 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 36.9% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3202) Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.5382 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	33.6% Below average	Lighting 42.6 Reflection 44 Parallax 39.1 35% 41.9 fps	MRender 39 Gravity 40.4 Splatting 36.1 31% 38.5 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Bp4e mSATA SSD 120GB 44 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: S8FM08.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 6848 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1313 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1 (AA) Unknown 100 100 310 (AD) Unknown 100 100 10485968 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 34 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 94 (F1) Unknown 100 100 5324	44.3% Average	Read 440 Write 152 Mixed 225 60% 272 MB/s	4K Read 15.8 4K Write 35.3 4K Mixed 6.26 51% 19.1 MB/s	DQ Read 81.2 DQ Write 51.5 DQ Mixed 6.72 21% 46.5 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$22 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 454GB free Firmware: KC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 99 3880 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2665 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 81 60 142374858 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 5694 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2405 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 67 49 4900847649 (C2) HDA temperature 33 51 -140737488355295 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 29 23 3880 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -43061342104626 (F1) Unknown 100 253 17438563 (F2) Unknown 100 253 3244935458	53.3% Above average	Read 103 Write 81.5 Mixed 81.4 66% 88.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 6.2 4K Mixed 0.51 190% 2.38 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 88%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 439GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 176 174 2183 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3283 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 5571 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1271 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 25 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3257 (C2) HDA temperature 110 98 33 (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	54.2% Above average	Read 132 Write 57.2 Mixed 80.7 67% 89.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.98 4K Write 0.93 4K Mixed 0.2 80% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 172GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 176 174 2183 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1465 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 7085 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1305 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 45 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1419 (C2) HDA temperature 107 95 36 (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	70.6% Very good	Read 127 Write 119 Mixed 117 91% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.62 4K Write 2.22 4K Mixed 0.28 98% 1.04 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1600C10D3/8G 24GB 687 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	38.5% Below average	MC Read 14.8 MC Write 13.6 MC Mixed 16 42% 14.8 GB/s	SC Read 5.9 SC Write 4.5 SC Mixed 6.9 16% 5.77 GB/s	Latency 124 32% 124 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 38.5% Great: 63%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) - $152

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	565x
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 $129Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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