MSI Z97-G55 SLI (MS-7921)

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 19% Surfboard


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 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 69.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
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	68.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	14GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 14GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). 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	10.7 GB free of 14 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140421
Uptime	11.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 29 '16 at 07:56
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	17%

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 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 (86^th percentile)	69.8% Good	Memory 78.6 1-Core 102 2-Core 203 72% 128 Pts	4-Core 343 8-Core 405 49% 374 Pts	64-Core 406 25% 406 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Gigabyte(1458 3643) 2GB CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 376.33 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	28.4% Poor	Lighting 33.5 Reflection 30.3 Parallax 37.8 27% 33.9 fps	MRender 41.1 Gravity 39 Splatting 33.8 31% 38 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 28.4% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 120GB-$45 22,057 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: O0803B5a Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 225 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 170 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 122 (A3) Unknown 100 100 8 (A4) Unknown 100 100 16511 (A5) Unknown 100 100 62 (A6) Unknown 100 100 3 (A7) Unknown 100 100 8 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 2 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 2 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 40 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 24742 (F2) Unknown 100 100 57895 (F5) Unknown 100 100 33022	68.1% Good	Read 472 Write 245 Mixed 261 72% 326 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 32 4K Mixed 20.9 79% 25.4 MB/s	DQ Read 289 DQ Write 166 DQ Mixed 14.2 68% 156 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$79 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2TB free Firmware: CC32 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 99 213988248 (03) Spinup time 93 92 0 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4629 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 71 60 4308985887 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 7247 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1305 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 97 6 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 72 51 639041564 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 56 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 5466 (C2) HDA temperature 28 49 34359738396 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 23 12 213988248 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -12665858551362 (F1) Unknown 100 253 3426139638 (F2) Unknown 100 253 358076954	77.3% Very good	Read 134 Write 136 Mixed 111 95% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.71 4K Write 1.09 4K Mixed 0.57 113% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 75%
Maxtor STM3500320AS 500GB 5,105 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 367GB free Firmware: MX1A Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 109 99 79984664 (03) Spinup time 94 92 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3599 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 66 51 68785022123 (09) Power-on hours count 88 88 10701 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 99 16 (0C) Power cycle count 99 37 1634 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 1 8590459593 (BD) vendor-specific 91 91 9 (BE) vendor-specific 72 52 706084892 (C2) HDA temperature 28 48 25769803804 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 26 22 79984664 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	52% Above average	Read 89.3 Write 91.6 Mixed 86.7 67% 89.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.69 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.45 112% 0.98 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 59%
MD01600-BJDW-RO 160GB 57 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 149GB free Firmware: 01.03E01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 134 129 4291 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1496 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 6821 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 987 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 90 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1496 (C2) HDA temperature 113 93 30 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	60.1% Good	Read 103 Write 106 Mixed 101 78% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.58 4K Write 1.68 4K Mixed 0.42 102% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905471-079.A00LF Micron 16JTF51264AZ-1G4M1 Samsung M378B5773DH0-CH9 14GB 1600, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 4096, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	46.6% Average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 13.2 46% 16 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 17 SC Mixed 12.6 41% 14.4 GB/s	Latency 83.2 48% 83.2 ns

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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	26x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	18x
GTX 1660-TiNvidia $143Bench 76%, 318,562 samples	15x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	9x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	9x
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: $564

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16