MSI Z97-G55 SLI (MS-7921)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics8.97% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive71% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7921
MotherboardMSI Z97-G55 SLI (MS-7921)  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160219
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 13 '19 at 10:17
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User ALB-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing as expected (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3-$245
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
76% Very good
Memory 84.7
1-Core 104
2-Core 174
72% 121 Pts
4-Core 364
8-Core 546
56% 455 Pts
64-Core 554
34% 554 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 76%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI HD 4870
Asus(1043 036E) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
8.97% Terrible
Lighting 11.4
Reflection 9.77
Parallax 8.22
9% 9.81 fps
MRender 8.05
Gravity 8.3
Splatting 12.8
8% 9.72 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 8.97%
Great: 12%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Apacer AS350 240GB
23GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0818A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 116 109 104 109 109 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
71% Very good
Read 417
Write 378
Mixed 304
SusWrite 153
70% 313 MB/s
4K Read 32
4K Write 84.3
4K Mixed 24.8
125% 47 MB/s
DQ Read 136
DQ Write 220
DQ Mixed 33.2
66% 130 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 71%
Great: 99%
WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB
654GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 105 109 108 108 108 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
64.1% Good
Read 116
Write 103
Mixed 73.3
SusWrite 107
73% 99.6 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 4.4
4K Mixed 0.3
156% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 64.1%
Great: 79%
WD My Book 1230 3TB
2TB free, PID 1230
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 140 139 138 140 138 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
57.5% Above average
Read 134
Write 134
Mixed 77.7
SusWrite 139
163% 121 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
122% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 57.5%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown NT4GC72B8PB0NF-CG Samsung M391B5273CH0-CH9 Micron 18JSF51272AZ-1G4M1 Samsung M391B5273CH0-CH9 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
44.7% Average
MC Read 15.1
MC Write 16.5
MC Mixed 13.8
43% 15.1 GB/s
SC Read 11.7
SC Write 15.7
SC Mixed 13.3
39% 13.6 GB/s
Latency 72.3
55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 44.7%
Great: 51%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-G55 SLI (MS-7921) Builds (Compare 251 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97-G55 SLI (MS-7921)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 72% - Very good Total price: $564
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