MSI Z97-G55 SLI (MS-7921)

Performance Results


Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	130% 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 Drive	77.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7921
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G55 SLI (MS-7921) (all builds)
Memory	28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit couleurs, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160219
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 16 '21 at 21:23
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 132 2-Core 263 92% 163 Pts	4-Core 459 8-Core 700 72% 580 Pts	64-Core 697 43% 697 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7921) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5171 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	3.76% Terrible	Lighting 4.1 Reflection 2.9 Parallax 7.7 3% 4.9 fps	MRender 9.3 Gravity 2.7 Splatting 5.2 5% 5.73 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.76% Great: 3%
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6393) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2877 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Lighting 179 Reflection 191 Parallax 184 146% 185 fps	MRender 136 Gravity 186 Splatting 124 120% 148 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
RPFTJ128PDD2EWX 128GB 9,061 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 13GB free (System drive) Firmware: 11.82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 143 131 121 120 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	Read 514 Write 146 Mixed 194 SusWrite 127 54% 245 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 29.8 137% 53.9 MB/s	DQ Read 208 DQ Write 153 DQ Mixed 168 129% 176 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 99%
PNY CS900 240GB-$20 61,417 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 22GB free Firmware: CS900BB3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 248 30 35 46 296 MB/s Performing below potential (53^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	76.3% Very good	Read 238 Write 110 Mixed 206 SusWrite 179 41% 183 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 82.2 4K Mixed 41.1 145% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 207 DQ Write 282 DQ Mixed 212 169% 234 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 97GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 135 136 133 119 128 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Read 164 Write 106 Mixed 77.8 SusWrite 131 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 151% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 113%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249 29,211 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 231GB free Firmware: MN6OA5Q0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 124 130 129 126 128 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	66.2% Good	Read 102 Write 111 Mixed 72 SusWrite 128 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 158% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-2400C11-8GSR 0420 F3-1866C9-8GSR 0420 F3-2400C11-8GSR 0420 F3-1866C9-8GSR 32GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1600, 1867, 1600, 1867 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	71.1% Very good	MC Read 25.3 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 22.2 70% 24.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 24.6 SC Mixed 23.5 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 54.9 73% 54.9 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 78%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 80: 8R 8G 16B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
80%	39%	82	324	250	60	17"	1920 1080	DELA023 DELL E177FP

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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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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