MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	21.9% 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	113% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 01 '16 at 22:50
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 138 2-Core 272 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 470 8-Core 728 74% 599 Pts	64-Core 732 45% 732 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% MSI(1462 2871) 2GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6869 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	21.9% Poor	Lighting 26.2 Reflection 25.2 Parallax 31.6 21% 27.7 fps	MRender 34.4 Gravity 24 Splatting 26.3 23% 28.2 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21.9% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ AMD Radeon R7 480GB-$195 707 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 265GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 0 0 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3285 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2485 (AB) Unknown 100 100 162859344 (AE) Unknown 100 100 26 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (D0) Spin buzz 100 100 73 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 1 (E9) Unknown 98 98 98 (F1) Unknown 100 100 8821 (F2) Unknown 100 100 5080 (F9) Unknown 100 100 322352226	113% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 502 Mixed 495 113% 505 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 35.8 150% 59.8 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 356 DQ Mixed 91.7 144% 275 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 108%
OCZ Vertex 460A 240GB-$177 1,086 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 223GB free Firmware: 1.01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 0 0 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3374 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1575 (AB) Unknown 100 100 79919952 (AE) Unknown 100 100 65 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (D0) Spin buzz 100 100 37 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 1 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 99 99 99 (F1) Unknown 100 100 1877 (F2) Unknown 100 100 2318 (F9) Unknown 100 100 88355776	97.9% Outstanding	Read 475 Write 442 Mixed 455 102% 457 MB/s	4K Read 25.7 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 29.3 133% 53.9 MB/s	DQ Read 248 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 74 110% 205 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 108%
Hitachi HDS5C3020ALA632 2TB-$270 9,828 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1.5TB free Firmware: ML6OA580 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 132 132 108 (03) Spinup time 135 135 17206477205 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 7482 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 146 146 29 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 11286 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 3493 (C0) Power-off retract count 94 94 7482 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 94 94 7482 (C2) HDA temperature 157 157 257699020838 (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	61.8% Good	Read 107 Write 109 Mixed 88.6 76% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.65 4K Write 1.53 4K Mixed 0.36 96% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 73%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 917GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 1 (03) Spinup time 181 172 3950 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5682 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 86 86 10943 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3744 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 315 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 5373 (C2) HDA temperature 100 97 47 (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	67.9% Good	Read 120 Write 116 Mixed 106 86% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.11 4K Write 2.35 4K Mixed 0.54 150% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 76%
Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 1TB-$84 9,234 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 687GB free Firmware: ST6OA3AA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 132 132 113 (03) Spinup time 121 121 21505769943 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 9597 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 1 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 123 123 34 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 17511 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 5597 (C0) Power-off retract count 92 92 9623 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 92 92 9623 (C2) HDA temperature 120 120 231929151538 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 1 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	45.7% Average	Read 82.8 Write 76.2 Mixed 79.5 60% 79.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.73 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.47 114% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown IMT41GU6MFR8W-TA2 2x8GB 163 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	MC Read 29 MC Write 29.2 MC Mixed 24.8 79% 27.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 25.4 SC Mixed 26.5 70% 24.5 GB/s	Latency 49.1 82% 49.1 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 80%

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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	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 $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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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 $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