MSI Z87-G55 (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 110%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 76%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics151% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive51.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z87-G55 (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131202
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateDec 30 '20 at 20:06
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU 13%
Watch Gameplay: 3070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
76% Very good
Memory 88.3
1-Core 107
2-Core 204
77% 133 Pts
4-Core 344
8-Core 535
54% 440 Pts
64-Core 526
32% 526 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 76%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing below potential (67th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
151% Outstanding
Lighting 220
Reflection 208
Parallax 156
180% 195 fps
MRender 198
Gravity 155
Splatting 138
131% 163 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 151%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 120GB (2016)-$84
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z3311000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 28 61 51 44 45 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
51.9% Above average
Read 390
Write 190
Mixed 148
SusWrite 53.8
43% 196 MB/s
4K Read 21.2
4K Write 58.3
4K Mixed 18.2
86% 32.6 MB/s
DQ Read 134
DQ Write 189
DQ Mixed 34.9
62% 119 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 51.9%
Great: 71%
WD Green 500GB (2012)
426GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 99 102 102 104 104 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
58% Above average
Read 100
Write 105
Mixed 75.3
SusWrite 101
71% 95.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.9
182% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 58%
Great: 79%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
915GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 162 162 161 163 162 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
89.6% Excellent
Read 151
Write 134
Mixed 79.3
SusWrite 161
96% 132 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 89.6%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1600C9D3/4GX 16GB
1333, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
35.4% Below average
MC Read 12.6
MC Write 11.7
MC Mixed 9.8
32% 11.4 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 13.2
SC Mixed 10.9
33% 11.5 GB/s
Latency 69.2
58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 35.4%
Great: 40%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-G55 (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 277 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $374
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