MSI Z97-G55 SLI (MS-7921)

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 73.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	31.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	55.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	MSI MS-7921
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G55 SLI (MS-7921) (all builds)
Memory	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20160219
Uptime	6.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 22 '24 at 12:02
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	ALB-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3-$245 2,834 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	73.4% Very good	Memory 82.2 1-Core 102 2-Core 200 73% 128 Pts	4-Core 348 8-Core 526 54% 437 Pts	64-Core 532 33% 532 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Sapphire(174B 1376) 2GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 537.34 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	31.1% Below average	Lighting 39.4 Reflection 42.5 Parallax 38.5 32% 40.1 fps	MRender 37.1 Gravity 37.3 Splatting 33.4 29% 35.9 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
V7 SSD 1TB 53 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 647GB free (System drive) Firmware: V0718B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 402 263 266 3.5 201 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	55.2% Above average	Read 493 Write 413 Mixed 371 SusWrite 227 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 17.7 4K Mixed 14.8 64% 18.7 MB/s	DQ Read 89.3 DQ Write 17.1 DQ Mixed 18.5 22% 41.6 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 80%
WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB 294,991 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 217GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 63 62 61 64 62 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	37.9% Below average	Read 69.1 Write 86.9 Mixed 67 SusWrite 61.7 53% 71.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.3 148% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 79%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown NT4GC72B8PB0NF-CG Samsung M391B5273CH0-CH9 Micron 18JSF51272AZ-1G4M1 Samsung M391B5273CH0-CH9 16GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	49.3% Average	MC Read 17.5 MC Write 18.3 MC Mixed 15.1 48% 17 GB/s	SC Read 13 SC Write 18.9 SC Mixed 15.8 45% 15.9 GB/s	Latency 84.7 47% 84.7 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 51%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	46	10	75	27.6"	1280 720	SAM701E LC27T55

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Z97-G55 SLI (MS-7921) Builds (Compare 247 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 47%

Yacht

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 40%

Jet ski

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $560

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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