MSI Z87-G55 (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 84% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 70% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	93.2% 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 Drive	104% 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	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.

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

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G55 (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 13 '19 at 13:13
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 140 2-Core 281 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 462 8-Core 656 70% 559 Pts	64-Core 644 40% 644 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 3755) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Lighting 119 Reflection 116 Parallax 119 97% 118 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 101 Splatting 86.2 86% 108 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Pro 256GB-$90 12,565 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 279 262 251 242 232 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 348 Mixed 432 SusWrite 266 87% 389 MB/s	4K Read 46.7 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 31.7 179% 68.9 MB/s	DQ Read 338 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 360 262% 340 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 131%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 75GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 135 132 131 133 148 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Read 425 Write 171 Mixed 229 SusWrite 135 53% 240 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 39.8 157% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 203 DQ Write 169 DQ Mixed 176 134% 182 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 73%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 312GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 119 119 119 119 118 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	62.6% Good	Read 99 Write 134 Mixed 88.3 SusWrite 118 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 226% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 109%
WD My Passport 500GB 3,424 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 160GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 67 67 67 66 67 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	24.6% Poor	Read 59.7 Write 64.5 Mixed 29 SusWrite 67 74% 55 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.3 26% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 24.6% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 151 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 17.1 57% 19.9 GB/s	SC Read 10.6 SC Write 21.8 SC Mixed 14.6 45% 15.7 GB/s	Latency 55.9 72% 55.9 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 58%

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Typical Z87-G55 (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 278 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 $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	10x

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 $254	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 $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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16