MSI Z97-G55 SLI (MS-7921)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 83.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics86% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive88.4% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7921
MotherboardMSI Z97-G55 SLI (MS-7921)  (all builds)
Memory14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20150813
Uptime2.5 Days
Run DateJul 12 '19 at 16:11
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4590-$188
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
83.2% Excellent
Memory 96.5
1-Core 109
2-Core 214
81% 140 Pts
4-Core 409
8-Core 387
54% 398 Pts
64-Core 401
25% 401 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.36
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
86% Excellent
Lighting 107
Reflection 120
Parallax 113
87% 113 fps
MRender 98.9
Gravity 100
Splatting 105
83% 101 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Transcend SSD370S 256GB-$115
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O0919A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 327 226 176 166 173 173 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
88.4% Excellent
Read 389
Write 391
Mixed 87
SusWrite 207
60% 268 MB/s
4K Read 28.1
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 43.8
153% 57.9 MB/s
DQ Read 280
DQ Write 297
DQ Mixed 196
173% 258 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 114%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 123 124 127 127 126 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
78.7% Very good
Read 149
Write 137
Mixed 80.2
SusWrite 125
90% 123 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
193% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 78.7%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 2133 C11 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
78.9% Very good
MC Read 29.5
MC Write 30.4
MC Mixed 24.2
80% 28 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 19.1
SC Mixed 25.3
60% 21.1 GB/s
Latency 52.2
77% 52.2 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 79%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-G55 SLI (MS-7921) Builds (Compare 247 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97-G55 SLI (MS-7921)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 72% - Very good Total price: $560
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