MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Sail boat	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 63.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	52.8% 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	86.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141224
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 12 '19 at 18:22
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	SAU-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing below expectations (27^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 2.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	63.2% Good	Memory 84.8 1-Core 115 2-Core 172 74% 124 Pts	4-Core 234 8-Core 284 34% 259 Pts	64-Core 309 19% 309 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX Titan X-$615 15,621 User benchmarks, average bench 75% EVGA(3842 2990) CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 436.2 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.8% Above average	Lighting 70.4 Reflection 77.7 Parallax 56.7 57% 68.3 fps	MRender 60.3 Gravity 57.6 Splatting 46.5 44% 54.8 fps
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 83%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 96GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 183 169 159 154 152 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Read 461 Write 401 Mixed 368 SusWrite 190 80% 355 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 84.4 4K Mixed 37.1 144% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 302 DQ Write 262 DQ Mixed 343 240% 302 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 114 115 115 115 114 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	79.9% Very good	Read 166 Write 130 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 113 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 114%
WD Blue 6TB (2015)-$215 8,416 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 166 169 167 168 164 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Read 161 Write 142 Mixed 93.8 SusWrite 165 103% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 97%
WD Elements 25A1 2TB 7,574 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 356GB free, PID 25a1 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 35 35 36 36 35 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	18.9% Very poor	Read 36.5 Write 34.5 Mixed 26 SusWrite 35.2 44% 33 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 18.9% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1333 C9 2x8GB 3,379 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	25.7% Poor	MC Read 8.1 MC Write 8.6 MC Mixed 7.5 23% 8.07 GB/s	SC Read 6.8 SC Write 7.9 SC Mixed 6.6 20% 7.1 GB/s	Latency 72.1 56% 72.1 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 25.7% Great: 55%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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	572x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	332x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	114x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	196x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	96x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	79x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	60x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	54x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	50x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	43x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	32x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	31x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $800

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16