MSI Z87-G55 (MS-7821)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	91% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 17 months ago, 12 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G55 (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140221
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 09 '23 at 05:28
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	SAU-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^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 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Memory 88.9 1-Core 116 2-Core 230 82% 145 Pts	4-Core 399 8-Core 606 62% 502 Pts	64-Core 618 38% 618 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$288 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 3755) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	91% Outstanding	Lighting 114 Reflection 107 Parallax 121 93% 114 fps	MRender 130 Gravity 104 Splatting 92.4 87% 109 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 97%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Pro 256GB-$90 12,565 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 205GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVM01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 458 Write 434 Mixed 392 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 93 4K Mixed 51 174% 61.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 356 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 78% Great: 131%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$36 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 56GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 395 Write 152 Mixed 192 54% 246 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 84.8 4K Mixed 37.6 139% 50.9 MB/s	DQ Read 195 DQ Write 160 DQ Mixed 160 125% 172 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 73%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$39 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 289GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 152 Write 120 Mixed 65.4 83% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.2 224% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 16GB 60,539 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 10GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 31.5 Write 3.5 Mixed 9 14% 14.7 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 2.4 147% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 5% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 151 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	45.7% Average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 15.4 MC Mixed 13.3 43% 15.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 16.2 44% 15.2 GB/s	Latency 68.5 58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 58%

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

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Typical Z87-G55 (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 281 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 41%

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Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 33%

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

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	59x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	45x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	31x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	24x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	22x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	17x

SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	14x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	10x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	10x

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: 75% - Very good

Total price: $378

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16