MSI Z87-G55 (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	74% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G55 (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140719
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Mar 22 '22 at 05:37
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	77.3% Very good	Memory 92 1-Core 99.3 2-Core 198 76% 130 Pts	4-Core 358 8-Core 391 49% 375 Pts	64-Core 401 25% 401 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3413) CLim: 1303 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 22.3.1 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 35% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SH00M256GB 256GB 46 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 174GB free (System drive) Firmware: HCS10A2P SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 218 316 333 360 366 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	74% Very good	Read 446 Write 370 Mixed 306 SusWrite 320 81% 360 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 64.4 4K Mixed 10.1 95% 35.3 MB/s	DQ Read 180 DQ Write 270 DQ Mixed 14.6 70% 155 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 80%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 437GB free Firmware: KC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 127 127 129 129 128 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	70.5% Very good	Read 118 Write 119 Mixed 63.6 SusWrite 128 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 150% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 27,024 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	62.9% Good	MC Read 22.1 MC Write 23.5 MC Mixed 19.7 62% 21.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 19.9 55% 19.2 GB/s	Latency 64.2 62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 63%

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Gaming 41%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 33%

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

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	58x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	45x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	30x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	24x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	21x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	17x

SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	13x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	10x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	9x

RAM
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	10x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	9x
99U5584-010.A00LF 99U5584-010.A00LF 9905584-014.A00LF 99U5584-005.A00LF 16GBKingstonBench 58%, 11 samples	9x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $374

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