MSI Z97-G55 SLI (MS-7921)

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Speed boat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	44.6% 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	33.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7921
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G55 SLI (MS-7921) (all builds)
Memory	4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140421
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 28 '19 at 19:39
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$127 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Memory 91.1 1-Core 108 2-Core 217 80% 139 Pts	4-Core 413 8-Core 410 55% 412 Pts	64-Core 409 25% 409 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329 50,279 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Asus(1043 8469) 3GB CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	44.6% Average	Lighting 53.8 Reflection 48.8 Parallax 63.5 44% 55.4 fps	MRender 65.4 Gravity 62.1 Splatting 46.3 46% 57.9 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force LS 120GB-$98 9,315 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: S9FM01.8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 22 16 26 13 22 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	33.1% Below average	Read 287 Write 67.3 Mixed 101 SusWrite 23.4 26% 120 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 18.3 4K Mixed 5.7 58% 17.1 MB/s	DQ Read 120 DQ Write 55.2 DQ Mixed 3.5 25% 59.4 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 84%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 51GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 148 148 149 148 148 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 480 Mixed 405 SusWrite 183 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 57.7 201% 70.9 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 352 266% 358 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 115%
WD My Passport 083A 1TB 1,797 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 214GB free, PID 083a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 64 63 64 64 62 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	32.8% Below average	Read 88 Write 89.7 Mixed 53.5 SusWrite 63.3 98% 73.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 101% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 78,181 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 17.6 56% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 19.6 SC Mixed 17.5 49% 17.3 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 62%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 40%

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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 $273	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) $39	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