MSI Z97-G55 SLI (MS-7921)

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	50.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	64.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7921
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G55 SLI (MS-7921) (all builds)
Memory	7.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140919
Uptime	18 Days
Run Date	Feb 14 '18 at 11:33
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (55^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Memory 90.3 1-Core 130 2-Core 254 88% 158 Pts	4-Core 449 8-Core 658 69% 553 Pts	64-Core 677 42% 677 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2978) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.71 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.3% Above average	Lighting 62.3 Reflection 68.8 Parallax 60.1 51% 63.7 fps	MRender 69.6 Gravity 60.4 Splatting 54 49% 61.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 61GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 17321 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 162 (B1) Unknown 99 99 10 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 66 53 34 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 8 (F1) Unknown 99 99 5960195022	107% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 413 Mixed 422 100% 450 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 97.8 4K Mixed 44.5 178% 62.7 MB/s	DQ Read 45.2 DQ Write 274 DQ Mixed 105 97% 141 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 124%
Intel 530 Series 180GB 4,011 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 13GB free (System drive) Firmware: DC32 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 -127405909862604 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 798 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 37 (B7) Unknown 100 100 210 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 34 52 60132950050 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 37 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 3374 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 706273 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 55 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 71 71 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 706273 (F2) Unknown 100 100 871735 (F9) Unknown 100 100 147474	64.4% Good	Read 399 Write 163 Mixed 240 59% 267 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 98.7 4K Mixed 14.2 107% 45.7 MB/s	DQ Read 179 DQ Write 171 DQ Mixed 10.6 53% 120 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 82%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$90 108,153 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 58GB free Firmware: 01.03E01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 12 (03) Spinup time 134 133 4300 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3033 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 66 66 25201 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1737 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 423 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3033 (C2) HDA temperature 105 89 38 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	40.3% Average	Read 63.4 Write 76.8 Mixed 80.6 56% 73.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.28 4K Write 1.67 4K Mixed 0.29 75% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 58%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 34GB free Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 99 216099504 (03) Spinup time 95 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6177 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 76 60 44511103 (09) Power-on hours count 81 81 17293 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 163 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 65537 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 65 52 739573795 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 0 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 39 39 122130 (C2) HDA temperature 35 48 73014444067 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -26697516702740 (F1) Unknown 100 253 18144651158 (F2) Unknown 100 253 136634550140	79.4% Very good	Read 143 Write 134 Mixed 133 103% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.33 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.2 64% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 10,062 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	MC Read 20 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 18.3 56% 19.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 20.5 SC Mixed 18.1 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 66.8 60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 63%

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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

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Total price: $560

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