MSI Z87-G55 (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 56.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	26.8% 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	86.8% 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	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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 11 years and 5 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G55 (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	6.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140719
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 29 '19 at 14:51
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	LVA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Celeron G1840T 95 User benchmarks, average bench 52% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Memory 90.1 1-Core 71.4 2-Core 140 63% 100 Pts	4-Core 140 8-Core 138 19% 139 Pts	64-Core 142 10% 142 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 560-$240 43,867 User benchmarks, average bench 23% Gigabyte(1458 22ED) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1287 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: Press Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	26.8% Poor	Lighting 34.4 Reflection 33.3 Parallax 39.6 28% 35.8 fps	MRender 31.7 Gravity 31.7 Splatting 35.6 26% 33 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 26.8% Great: 26%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor PX-256M6M 256GB 241 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 206GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 263 360 374 384 381 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Read 441 Write 382 Mixed 287 SusWrite 332 81% 360 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 79.6 4K Mixed 29.5 121% 45.4 MB/s	DQ Read 285 DQ Write 266 DQ Mixed 167 155% 240 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$17 419,650 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 466GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 114 126 128 128 128 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	70% Very good	Read 119 Write 120 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 125 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 79%
Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 3TB-$105 4,097 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2TB free Firmware: CV23 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 145 171 174 172 173 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 168 Mixed 80.2 SusWrite 166 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 117%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 2,319,706 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 810GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 126 153 162 158 154 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	78% Very good	Read 123 Write 165 Mixed 94 SusWrite 149 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 186% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 109%
Seagate ST3160827AS 160GB-$70 1,536 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 148GB free Firmware: 3.42 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 57 57 57 57 57 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	32.3% Below average	Read 55.5 Write 14.8 Mixed 39 SusWrite 56.6 31% 41.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 32.3% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Transcend TS512MLK64V6N 2x4GB 61 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	MC Read 19.2 MC Write 21.4 MC Mixed 19 57% 19.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 13.8 SC Mixed 19 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 67.1 60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 62%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z87-G55 (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 304 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 43%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 34%

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

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $180Bench 79%, 124,433 samples	75x
Core i5-4690KIntel $200Bench 79%, 219,579 samples	55x
Core i7-4770KIntel $350Bench 79%, 130,635 samples	45x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $340Bench 50%, 648,344 samples	34x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $290Bench 57%, 1,047,709 samples	27x
GTX 1070Nvidia $330Bench 80%, 1,029,341 samples	16x

SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 96%, 179,831 samples	19x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $66Bench 54%, 231,285 samples	13x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $140Bench 111%, 615,795 samples	11x

RAM
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 56%, 41,837 samples	17x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 22,771 samples	14x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 50%, 60,829 samples	12x

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Value: 47% - Average

Total price: $720

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9600K $208	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $47
Intel Core i5-10600K $257	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-10400F $161	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $40

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $47	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $71	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16