MSI Z97-G55 SLI (MS-7921)

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	28.4% 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	54.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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.

System	MSI MS-7921
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G55 SLI (MS-7921) (all builds)
Memory	4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150813
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 17 '17 at 10:13
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	74.8% Very good	Memory 89.9 1-Core 102 2-Core 206 76% 133 Pts	4-Core 341 8-Core 377 47% 359 Pts	64-Core 382 24% 382 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185 33,175 User benchmarks, average bench 30% MSI(1462 277C) 3GB CLim: 972 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 16.6 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	28.4% Poor	Lighting 36.6 Reflection 26.3 Parallax 45.3 30% 36.1 fps	MRender 25.5 Gravity 34 Splatting 32.9 26% 30.8 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 28.4% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Apacer AS510S 64GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: AP067PB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 9839 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2590 (A3) Unknown 100 100 228 (A4) Unknown 100 100 170 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 56 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 94 (F1) Unknown 100 100 11700987972	54.9% Above average	Read 303 Write 179 Mixed 228 52% 236 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 68.7 4K Mixed 7.65 87% 34.5 MB/s	DQ Read 161 DQ Write 176 DQ Mixed 21.7 57% 120 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 55%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$61 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 989GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 179 178 6008 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 799 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 2368 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 799 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 10 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 5975 (C2) HDA temperature 118 106 32 (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	77.7% Very good	Read 142 Write 129 Mixed 136 102% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.59 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.25 92% 0.98 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 84%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 208GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 141 137 3950 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3158 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 87 87 9980 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2616 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 84 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3073 (C2) HDA temperature 107 95 36 (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	61.9% Good	Read 111 Write 105 Mixed 95.3 78% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 1.27 4K Mixed 0.25 68% 0.64 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 69%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB 18,744 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 1.5TB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	36.7% Below average	Read 87.1 Write 89.2 Mixed 88.6 114% 88.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.31 4K Write 1.47 4K Mixed 0.15 56% 0.64 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 36.7% Great: 42%
SAMSUNG m3 portable 3.0 500GB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 316GB free, PID 6031 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	36.3% Below average	Read 88.8 Write 89.1 Mixed 75.8 108% 84.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.55 4K Write 1.25 4K Mixed 0.18 51% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair ValueSelect DDR3 1600 C11 2x4GB 2,884 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	56.5% Above average	MC Read 20.5 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 17.2 56% 19.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 17.7 48% 16.9 GB/s	Latency 67.4 59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 60%

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Gaming 47%

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Desktop 84%

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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 $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