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MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 75.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	76% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	57% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

10 months ago, 10 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 27 '23 at 01:47
Run Duration	114 Seconds
Run User	BHR-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing as expected (45^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	75.4% Very good	Memory 82.4 1-Core 115 2-Core 223 79% 140 Pts	4-Core 369 8-Core 579 58% 474 Pts	64-Core 585 36% 585 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Nvidia(10DE 2182) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	76% Very good	Lighting 96.5 Reflection 97.4 Parallax 88.2 79% 94 fps	MRender 99.1 Gravity 88.5 Splatting 77.1 71% 88.2 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 81%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP M700 120GB 1,660 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q1017A1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 74 73 75 75 75 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	57% Above average	Read 415 Write 353 Mixed 148 SusWrite 117 57% 258 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 37.5 4K Mixed 11.1 79% 26 MB/s	DQ Read 175 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 45.9 90% 176 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 9D7TBOZE-TATP 16GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	49.4% Average	MC Read 17 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 15.2 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 18.9 SC Mixed 16.3 46% 16.3 GB/s	Latency 75.6 53% 75.6 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 50%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	59	0	7.2"	1280 720	GSM0001 LG TV

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Typical Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 1,406 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	601x
Core i5-4690KIntel $43Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	352x
Core i7-4790Intel $104Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	117x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	203x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	102x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	82x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	61x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	56x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	51x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	46x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	33x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	33x

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