MSI Z97-G55 SLI (MS-7921)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics63% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive216% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7921
MotherboardMSI Z97-G55 SLI (MS-7921)  (all builds)
Memory4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150813
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 21 '18 at 13:01
Run Duration325 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 24%
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 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
86.1% Excellent
Memory 96.2
1-Core 114
2-Core 230
84% 147 Pts
4-Core 439
8-Core 446
59% 442 Pts
64-Core 433
27% 433 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 86.1%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Gigabyte(1458 3741) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
63% Good
Lighting 79.6
Reflection 77.8
Parallax 67.4
65% 74.9 fps
MRender 72.3
Gravity 71.8
Splatting 73
59% 72.3 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 63%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
36GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
216% Outstanding
Read 2,290
Write 1,211
Mixed 1,389
359% 1,630 MB/s
4K Read 40
4K Write 98.5
4K Mixed 27.6
148% 55.4 MB/s
DQ Read 46.6
DQ Write 253
DQ Mixed 23.1
55% 108 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 216%
Great: 236%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23
181GB free
Firmware: 01.00A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
45.2% Average
Read 86.2
Write 71.2
Mixed 79.2
60% 78.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.35
4K Write 1.64
4K Mixed 0.27
75% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 45.2%
Great: 54%
SanDisk Cruzer Pop 8GB
7GB free, PID 5577
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
8.34% Terrible
Read 15.4
Write 3.71
Mixed 14.2
13% 11.1 MB/s
4K Read 4.02
4K Write 1.41
4K Mixed 1.13
102% 2.19 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 8.34%
Great: 11%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GB-$35
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
67.2% Good
MC Read 23.9
MC Write 25.1
MC Mixed 20.5
66% 23.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.4
SC Write 21.1
SC Mixed 19.8
56% 19.8 GB/s
Latency 53.4
75% 53.4 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 67.2%
Great: 67%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 47%
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Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97-G55 SLI (MS-7921)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 72% - Very good Total price: $560
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