MSI Z97-G55 SLI (MS-7921)

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 89.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	64.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	45.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7921
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G55 SLI (MS-7921) (all builds)
Memory	28.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit couleurs, 1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160219
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 26 '21 at 15:03
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (80^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 4.5 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Memory 97.2 1-Core 134 2-Core 234 89% 155 Pts	4-Core 441 8-Core 665 69% 553 Pts	64-Core 691 43% 691 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GeForce GTX 690 (SLI Disabled) 5,438 User benchmarks, average bench 40% Nvidia(10DE 095B) 2GB CLim: 1302 MHz, MLim: 1589 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 382.33 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	Lighting 72.9 Reflection 38.9 Parallax 52.1 59% 54.6 fps	MRender 52.5 Gravity 46.9 Splatting 39.5 37% 46.3 fps
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 47%
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Nvidia(10DE 1116) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1492 MHz, MLim: 1802 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 382.33 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	64.4% Good	Lighting 81 Reflection 89.2 Parallax 79.3 66% 83.2 fps	MRender 80.9 Gravity 77.4 Splatting 69.2 61% 75.8 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 320 Series 120GB-$89 9,651 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4PC10302 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 106 84 72 78 67 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	45.6% Average	Read 253 Write 133 Mixed 132 SusWrite 88.3 34% 152 MB/s	4K Read 20.7 4K Write 40.8 4K Mixed 23.3 83% 28.3 MB/s	DQ Read 136 DQ Write 65.6 DQ Mixed 58.5 55% 86.6 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 48%
PNY CS900 240GB-$20 61,417 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 36GB free Firmware: CS900BB3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 123 51 33 34 33 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Read 427 Write 162 Mixed 381 SusWrite 117 60% 272 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 88.8 4K Mixed 42.5 154% 55.2 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 210 179% 260 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$37 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 251GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 138 136 131 137 139 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Read 167 Write 114 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 136 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 113%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249 29,211 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 206GB free Firmware: MN6OA5Q0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 114 115 99 114 116 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	68% Good	Read 125 Write 131 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 112 80% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-2400C11-8GSR 0420 F3-1866C9-8GSR 0420 F3-2400C11-8GSR 0420 F3-1866C9-8GSR 32GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1600, 1867, 1600, 1867 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	77.9% Very good	MC Read 28.5 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 24 77% 27 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 24.7 SC Mixed 25.4 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 49.5 81% 49.5 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 78%

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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	67x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	53x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	42x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	27x
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 $100Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	9x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	8x

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 i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16