MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Speed boat	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 84%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	50.1% 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)
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	21.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141224
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Jun 22 '20 at 18:50
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Memory 88.5 1-Core 126 2-Core 224 84% 146 Pts	4-Core 428 8-Core 648 67% 538 Pts	64-Core 644 40% 644 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 87%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
AMD R9 390X-$340 26,573 User benchmarks, average bench 54% XFX(1682 9395) CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.20 Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.1% Above average	Lighting 62.1 Reflection 58.5 Parallax 65.2 51% 61.9 fps	MRender 54.9 Gravity 46.5 Splatting 73 49% 58.1 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 57%
AMD HD 7750 22,655 User benchmarks, average bench 8% Asus(1043 0427) 1GB CLim: 820 MHz, MLim: 1150 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 19.20 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	10.7% Very poor	Lighting 12.8 Reflection 14 Parallax 15.3 10% 14.1 fps	MRender 11.8 Gravity 11.2 Splatting 16.6 11% 13.2 fps
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 10.7% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba OCZ TL100 120GB-$80 2,275 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFZ10.3 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 13.8 Write 248 Mixed 6.8 21% 89.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 0.5 4% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 20% Great: 82%
WDC WDS200T2B0A-00SM50 2TB 8,872 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 1TB free Firmware: 411040WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 460 459 469 462 461 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 462 Write 464 Mixed 384 SusWrite 462 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 50.5 170% 63.1 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 249 213% 314 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 117%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 3TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 138 140 146 147 146 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Read 154 Write 152 Mixed 102 SusWrite 143 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.8 354% 3.17 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB 6,467 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (53^rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.7% Above average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 18.2 MC Mixed 15.3 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 18.9 SC Mixed 16.8 47% 16.5 GB/s	Latency 69 58% 69 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 65%

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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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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 $179	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