MSI Z87-G55 (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


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 84.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.9% 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)
Boot Drive	138% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G55 (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140719
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Feb 18 '19 at 18:16
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	11%

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 4.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Memory 90.7 1-Core 121 2-Core 244 85% 152 Pts	4-Core 455 8-Core 424 60% 439 Pts	64-Core 438 27% 438 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549 37,353 User benchmarks, average bench 51% Asus(1043 046A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.2.2 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Lighting 71.1 Reflection 60.2 Parallax 93.8 58% 75 fps	MRender 59.6 Gravity 62.5 Splatting 75.4 55% 65.9 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 55%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 256GB 13,747 User benchmarks, average bench 120% 185GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 654 730 725 747 751 743 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	Read 667 Write 763 Mixed 366 SusWrite 725 142% 630 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 38.5 146% 59.6 MB/s	DQ Read 393 DQ Write 620 DQ Mixed 470 366% 494 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 237%
OCZ VERTEX2 50GB 332 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 40GB free Firmware: 1.37 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 63 62 62 63 62 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	48.6% Average	Read 165 Write 82.3 Mixed 103 SusWrite 62.7 23% 103 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 72.4 4K Mixed 26.8 110% 41.2 MB/s	DQ Read 138 DQ Write 78 DQ Mixed 94.7 74% 104 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 51%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 739GB free Firmware: 1AA01112 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 95 97 96 95 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	Read 95.8 Write 52.5 Mixed 62.5 SusWrite 96.1 57% 76.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.8 176% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 62%
WD My Book 1140 3TB 6,710 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1.5TB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 115 115 116 116 116 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	51.1% Above average	Read 129 Write 134 Mixed 86.3 SusWrite 115 156% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 116% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 59%
WD Elements 25A3 4TB 7,568 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 3TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 169 169 170 170 169 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	63.3% Good	Read 159 Write 81.8 Mixed 104 SusWrite 169 169% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 58% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 105%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 16GB 15,750 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 11GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.1 3.5 3.8 4.2 3.4 4.2 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	5.15% Terrible	Read 22.3 Write 10.5 Mixed 18.5 SusWrite 3.7 17% 13.8 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 17% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.15% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 20,728 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.4% Average	MC Read 16.5 MC Write 17.8 MC Mixed 15.5 47% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 18.3 SC Mixed 15.3 45% 15.7 GB/s	Latency 66.3 60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 62%

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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 $85Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	13x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	10x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $51Bench 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: 79% - Very good

Total price: $364

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	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 $550	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