MSI Z97-G55 SLI (MS-7921)

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Destroyer	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 83.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	68% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	80.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Very high background CPU (48%). 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	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160219
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 06 '18 at 05:21
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	48%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Memory 95.7 1-Core 119 2-Core 233 85% 149 Pts	4-Core 392 8-Core 534 58% 463 Pts	64-Core 614 38% 614 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 83.7% 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. 10.18.15.4240 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6264) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2035 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.16 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	68% Good	Lighting 86.8 Reflection 85.3 Parallax 72.8 71% 81.7 fps	MRender 72.4 Gravity 79.4 Splatting 77 63% 76.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD 240GB 38,401 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 77 96 64 46 92 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Read 429 Write 420 Mixed 316 SusWrite 126 72% 323 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 84.8 4K Mixed 35.5 133% 49.5 MB/s	DQ Read 324 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 180 177% 281 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 95%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 313GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 87 89 92 97 93 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Read 116 Write 89.7 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 90.8 66% 89.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 170% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 109%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E380 500GB 64,410 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 408GB free Firmware: GG2OAH60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 94 95 96 96 96 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	55.6% Above average	Read 98.5 Write 95.2 Mixed 36.5 SusWrite 95.3 59% 81.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 102% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 58%
Toshiba MK5061GSYN 500GB-$75 5,635 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 339GB free Firmware: MH001M SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 97 99 100 100 100 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	55.9% Above average	Read 95.7 Write 89.8 Mixed 28.7 SusWrite 99.1 57% 78.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 56%
Seagate ST3250820AS 250GB-$60 16,391 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 184GB free Firmware: 3.AHG SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 73 75 76 76 76 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	43% Average	Read 74.8 Write 38.7 Mixed 42.5 SusWrite 75 42% 57.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 151% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 44%
Seagate ST3250820AS 250GB-$60 16,391 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 233GB free Firmware: 3.AHG SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 77 78 78 79 78 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	44.4% Average	Read 76.8 Write 41.2 Mixed 42.5 SusWrite 77.9 44% 59.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 44%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 16GB 7,719 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 15GB free, PID a81d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8 11 11 14 10 14 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	7.48% Terrible	Read 25 Write 3.8 Mixed 6.7 SusWrite 11.2 13% 11.7 MB/s	4K Read 6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 22% 2 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.48% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GBH2X04F1AA28-15 2x8GB 4,851 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	69.6% Good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 25.9 MC Mixed 21 70% 24.3 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 21.7 SC Mixed 20 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 54.9 73% 54.9 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 69%

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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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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $560

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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