MSI Z87-G55 (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 56.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	27.8% 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	86.8% 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	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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G55 (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	6.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140719
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 29 '19 at 14:51
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	LVA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Celeron G1840T 177 User benchmarks, average bench 50% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	Memory 90.1 1-Core 72.7 2-Core 138 62% 100 Pts	4-Core 132 8-Core 135 18% 133 Pts	64-Core 144 9% 144 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 57%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 560-$500 60,738 User benchmarks, average bench 22% Gigabyte(1458 22ED) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1287 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: Press Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	27.8% Poor	Lighting 34.4 Reflection 33.3 Parallax 39.6 28% 35.8 fps	MRender 31.7 Gravity 31.7 Splatting 35.6 27% 33 fps
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 27.8% Great: 25%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor PX-256M6M 256GB 264 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 206GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 263 360 374 384 381 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Read 441 Write 382 Mixed 287 SusWrite 332 81% 360 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 79.6 4K Mixed 29.5 121% 45.4 MB/s	DQ Read 285 DQ Write 266 DQ Mixed 167 155% 240 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 466GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 114 126 128 128 128 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	70% Very good	Read 119 Write 120 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 125 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 88%
Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 3TB-$79 6,381 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2TB free Firmware: CV23 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 145 171 174 172 173 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 168 Mixed 80.2 SusWrite 166 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 114%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 810GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 126 153 162 158 154 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	78% Very good	Read 123 Write 165 Mixed 94 SusWrite 149 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 186% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 109%
Seagate ST3160827AS 160GB-$70 1,727 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 148GB free Firmware: 3.42 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 57 57 57 57 57 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	32.3% Below average	Read 55.5 Write 14.8 Mixed 39 SusWrite 56.6 31% 41.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 32.3% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Transcend TS512MLK64V6N 2x4GB 81 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	MC Read 19.2 MC Write 21.4 MC Mixed 19 57% 19.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 13.8 SC Mixed 19 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 67.1 60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 62%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z87-G55 (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 276 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 33%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI Z87-G55 (MS-7821) - $100

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	58x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	45x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	30x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	24x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	21x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	17x

SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	13x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	10x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	9x

RAM
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	10x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	9x
99U5584-010.A00LF 99U5584-010.A00LF 9905584-014.A00LF 99U5584-005.A00LF 16GBKingstonBench 58%, 11 samples	9x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $374

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $125	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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