MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	56.4% 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	112% 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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	5.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 17 '17 at 08:53
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (94^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)	95.2% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 134 2-Core 273 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 502 8-Core 713 76% 608 Pts	64-Core 729 45% 729 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% PNY(196E 119F) 3GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 382.53 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	Lighting 69.9 Reflection 68 Parallax 59.1 57% 65.7 fps	MRender 71.7 Gravity 64.5 Splatting 67.2 55% 67.8 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ AMD Radeon R7 480GB-$195 707 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 322GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 0 0 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 5791 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 3925 (AB) Unknown 100 100 162859344 (AE) Unknown 100 100 29 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (D0) Spin buzz 100 100 123 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 1 (E9) Unknown 96 96 96 (F1) Unknown 100 100 13818 (F2) Unknown 100 100 11434 (F9) Unknown 100 100 512447384	112% Outstanding	Read 521 Write 491 Mixed 496 112% 502 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 35.6 150% 60.8 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 91.9 140% 266 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 108%
Patriot Blaze 60GB-$62 661 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 54GB free Firmware: S9FM02.8 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2431 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1008 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 7 (AD) Unknown 100 100 3670017 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 30 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 24691	59.5% Above average	Read 425 Write 160 Mixed 232 60% 272 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 70.1 4K Mixed 8.19 98% 37.2 MB/s	DQ Read 146 DQ Write 96 DQ Mixed 1.3 33% 81.2 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 62%
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 way above expectations (93^rd 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 34386346390 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 11066 (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 98 98 14470 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 4932 (C0) Power-off retract count 91 91 11066 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 91 91 11066 (C2) HDA temperature 171 171 257699020835 (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	70.9% Very good	Read 119 Write 129 Mixed 105 88% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.69 4K Write 1.41 4K Mixed 0.37 96% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 73%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 751GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 1 (03) Spinup time 178 172 4091 (04) Start/Stop count 91 91 9336 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 81 81 14105 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 95 95 5184 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 317 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 197 197 9025 (C2) HDA temperature 109 97 38 (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	67.1% Good	Read 117 Write 116 Mixed 119 89% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.15 4K Write 2.22 4K Mixed 0.49 144% 1.29 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 76%

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)	79.9% Very good	MC Read 28.5 MC Write 29.6 MC Mixed 24.2 78% 27.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 25.3 SC Mixed 27.5 72% 25.1 GB/s	Latency 49.1 82% 49.1 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 79.9% 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 $94Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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