MSI Z87-G55 (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 45% Yacht	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including moderate gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 35.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	26% 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 10 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. Find active processes with Windows task manager (CTRL+SHIFT+ESC).

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 (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Extreme
Intel Celeron G1840T 65 User benchmarks, average bench 34% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	35.3% Below average	1-Core 71.4 2-Core 140 50% 106 Pts	4-Core 140 8-Core 138 19% 139 Pts	64-Core 142 10% 142 Pts
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 36%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 560-$181 29,453 User benchmarks, average bench 24% Gigabyte(1458 22ED) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1287 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: Press Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	26% Poor	Lighting 103 Reflection 86.7 Parallax 127 27% 105 fps	MRender 66.6 Gravity 95.2 Splatting 81.8 26% 81.2 fps
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 26% Great: 27%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor PX-256M6M 256GB 219 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 206GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 263 360 374 384 381 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th 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: 59% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$17 264,164 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 466GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 114 126 128 128 128 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd 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: 24% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 76%
Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 3TB-$81 3,355 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2TB free Firmware: CV23 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 145 171 174 172 173 MB/s Performing as expected (59^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: 54% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 115%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 1,482,463 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 810GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 126 153 162 158 154 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^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: 50% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 108%
Seagate ST3160827AS 160GB-$70 1,325 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: 13% ↑ This bench: 32.3% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Transcend TS512MLK64V6N 2x4GB 39 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (58^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: 22% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 62%

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

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Desktop 68%

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Workstation 40%

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

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $210Bench 72%, 95,471 samples	231x
Core i7-4770KIntel $293Bench 72%, 106,076 samples	148x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 282,001 samples	74x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $270Bench 57%, 746,202 samples	80x
GTX 970Nvidia $428Bench 52%, 518,594 samples	80x
GTX 770Nvidia $279Bench 41%, 89,275 samples	69x

SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 97%, 129,101 samples	58x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $74Bench 54%, 217,593 samples	54x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $53Bench 106%, 546,937 samples	42x

RAM
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 56%, 33,649 samples	78x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 17,454 samples	33x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 55,017 samples	28x

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Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $680

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9600K $205	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-9400F $150	Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $160	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-9700K $375	Nvidia RTX 2060 $349	Samsung 850 Pro 512GB $249

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $80	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $63	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $46
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $653	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $14