MSI Z87-G55 (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 86.9%, 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	143% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G55 (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 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 18:22
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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-$50 229,359 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 (99^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Memory 91.1 1-Core 120 2-Core 233 84% 148 Pts	4-Core 477 8-Core 484 64% 481 Pts	64-Core 464 29% 464 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 86.9% 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 59.7 Parallax 93.9 58% 74.9 fps	MRender 59.6 Gravity 62.5 Splatting 75.6 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: 692 678 724 724 725 721 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	143% Outstanding	Read 813 Write 738 Mixed 381 SusWrite 710 148% 661 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 38.8 146% 59.9 MB/s	DQ Read 392 DQ Write 620 DQ Mixed 468 365% 493 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 237%
OCZ VERTEX2 50GB 332 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 40GB free Firmware: 1.37 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 53 59 62 65 64 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	45.5% Average	Read 164 Write 78 Mixed 103 SusWrite 61 23% 102 MB/s	4K Read 20.6 4K Write 69.8 4K Mixed 24.6 100% 38.3 MB/s	DQ Read 138 DQ Write 78.2 DQ Mixed 91.5 72% 103 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 51%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 739GB free Firmware: 1AA01112 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 95 101 103 103 102 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	57.1% Above average	Read 98.5 Write 109 Mixed 59 SusWrite 100 67% 91.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.2 213% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 57.1% 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: 115 115 116 115 116 115 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	51.1% Above average	Read 131 Write 133 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 115 157% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 112% 1.37 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: 169 169 170 170 171 169 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	69.5% Good	Read 166 Write 165 Mixed 122 SusWrite 170 211% 156 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 130% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 69.5% 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: 2.7 2.1 2.7 3.1 3.5 3.6 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	5.07% Terrible	Read 21.5 Write 11 Mixed 9.8 SusWrite 2.9 13% 11.3 MB/s	4K Read 5.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 21% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.07% 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 (73^rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	53.5% Above average	MC Read 18.4 MC Write 19.1 MC Mixed 16.7 52% 18.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 17.3 49% 17.3 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 53.5% 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	59x
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	22x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	17x

SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $72Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	14x
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: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $351

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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