MSI Z97-G55 SLI (MS-7921)

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 85.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	36.3% 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	46% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7921
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G55 SLI (MS-7921) (all builds)
Memory	16.7 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160219
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jan 27 '19 at 00:17
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Memory 89.7 1-Core 121 2-Core 240 85% 150 Pts	4-Core 473 8-Core 465 63% 469 Pts	64-Core 476 29% 476 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126 94,030 User benchmarks, average bench 40% Asus(1043 04AE) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1226 MHz, MLim: 1650 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.1.2 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	36.3% Below average	Lighting 40.7 Reflection 64.1 Parallax 62.2 33% 55.7 fps	MRender 61.7 Gravity 42.6 Splatting 51.6 42% 52 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Crucial BX500 240GB-$29 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 165GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 214 59 75 38 63 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	46% Average	Read 452 Write 394 Mixed 12.6 SusWrite 103 53% 240 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 6.6 4K Mixed 20.8 70% 17.8 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 92%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 392GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 117 119 119 119 118 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	71% Very good	Read 129 Write 123 Mixed 77.8 SusWrite 118 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 69%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$128 11,448 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 725GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 129 129 130 130 130 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	Read 129 Write 103 Mixed 84 SusWrite 129 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 74%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 207 214 218 218 217 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 154 Write 151 Mixed 78.4 SusWrite 213 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 151% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CML16GX3M2A1600C10 0420 DDR3 1333+ 0215 CML16GX3M2A1600C10 0420 DDR3 1333+ 20GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1600, 1333, 1600, 1333 MHz 8192, 2048, 8192, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	53.6% Above average	MC Read 18.6 MC Write 19.2 MC Mixed 16.4 52% 18.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 17.7 51% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 67.7 59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 54%

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

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Typical Z97-G55 SLI (MS-7921) Builds (Compare 247 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 47%

Yacht

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 40%

Jet ski

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

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	66x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	52x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	42x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	25x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	18x
GTX 1660-TiNvidia $143Bench 76%, 318,562 samples	15x

SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	9x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	8x
SSDNow V300 240GBKingston $35Bench 64%, 176,713 samples	7x

RAM
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	13x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	11x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	9x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $560

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	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