MSI Z87-G55 (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	21.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	81.8% 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G55 (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140221
Uptime	2.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '18 at 15:57
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (60^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, 4 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Memory 92.8 1-Core 87.8 2-Core 233 77% 138 Pts	4-Core 460 8-Core 462 62% 461 Pts	64-Core 456 28% 456 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Gigabyte(1458 2261) 3GB CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 18.9.1 Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	21.6% Poor	Lighting 17.5 Reflection 17.9 Parallax 18.5 14% 18 fps	MRender 33.9 Gravity 52.1 Splatting 44.2 36% 43.4 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 21.6% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme 120GB-$160 11,787 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: R201 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 107 116 116 120 116 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Read 418 Write 136 Mixed 183 SusWrite 116 47% 213 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 40.6 167% 62.4 MB/s	DQ Read 205 DQ Write 128 DQ Mixed 150 116% 161 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 81%
WD Blue 1TB (2015)-$40 52,322 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 705GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 134 137 135 134 135 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Read 146 Write 90.3 Mixed 98.7 SusWrite 135 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 188% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB 8,189 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 404GB free Firmware: CC94 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 88 82 87 88 85 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	52.8% Above average	Read 98 Write 99 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 86.2 56% 77.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.6 103% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x4GB 5,522 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	61.1% Good	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 22.7 MC Mixed 18.1 60% 20.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 21.7 SC Mixed 20.2 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 91%

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Typical Z87-G55 (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 279 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 41%

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Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 33%

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Motherboard: MSI Z87-G55 (MS-7821) - $100

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	58x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	45x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	31x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	24x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	21x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	17x

SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	13x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	10x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	10x

RAM
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	10x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	9x
99U5584-010.A00LF 99U5584-010.A00LF 9905584-014.A00LF 99U5584-005.A00LF 16GBKingstonBench 58%, 11 samples	9x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $374

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	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 $490	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