MSI Z97-G55 SLI (MS-7921)

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	43.6% 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	41.4% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7921
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G55 SLI (MS-7921) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140421
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Dec 02 '18 at 10:11
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	73.2% Very good	Memory 81.6 1-Core 107 2-Core 215 76% 135 Pts	4-Core 373 8-Core 383 50% 378 Pts	64-Core 391 24% 391 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329 50,279 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Nvidia(10DE 105A) 3GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 417.1 Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	43.6% Average	Lighting 52.3 Reflection 47.2 Parallax 70.6 43% 56.7 fps	MRender 64.7 Gravity 59.9 Splatting 46.1 45% 56.9 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 120GB (2018)-$59 69,933 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: UE360000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 68 59 65 68 68 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	41.4% Average	Read 353 Write 67 Mixed 118 SusWrite 57.9 32% 149 MB/s	4K Read 18.9 4K Write 30.3 4K Mixed 16.3 66% 21.8 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 54.4 DQ Mixed 36.5 40% 68.8 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 53%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 31,309 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 790GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 110 109 110 109 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	46% Average	Read 107 Write 104 Mixed 60 SusWrite 110 128% 94.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 104% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 65%
WD 15EADS External 1.5TB 1,396 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 1.5TB free, PID 1003 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 38 38 38 38 37 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	20.2% Poor	Read 40 Write 37.5 Mixed 30 SusWrite 37.5 49% 36.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 20.2% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB 11,630 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	30.4% Below average	MC Read 10.1 MC Write 10.7 MC Mixed 8.6 28% 9.8 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 9.9 SC Mixed 8.6 26% 9.27 GB/s	Latency 77.6 52% 77.6 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 30.4% Great: 79%

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

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Workstation 40%

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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 $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