MSI Z97-G55 SLI (MS-7921)

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 82.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	58% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	33.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

System	MSI MS-7921
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G55 SLI (MS-7921) (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160219
Uptime	23.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 08 '21 at 18:33
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (48^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Memory 88.5 1-Core 113 2-Core 222 80% 141 Pts	4-Core 410 8-Core 637 65% 524 Pts	64-Core 642 40% 642 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 56,417 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Zotac(19DA 3451) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	58% Above average	Lighting 73 Reflection 74.6 Parallax 66.1 60% 71.2 fps	MRender 67 Gravity 70.1 Splatting 65.3 55% 67.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 56 67 57 59 61 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	33.3% Below average	Read 155 Write 91.3 Mixed 99.6 SusWrite 59.4 23% 101 MB/s	4K Read 13.4 4K Write 63.9 4K Mixed 11 68% 29.4 MB/s	DQ Read 65.6 DQ Write 92.6 DQ Mixed 70.1 56% 76.1 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 75%
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 960GB 32,020 User benchmarks, average bench 230% 275GB free Firmware: ECFM22.7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 672 620 560 541 544 639 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	149% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 578 Mixed 521 SusWrite 596 124% 550 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 59.5 190% 68.1 MB/s	DQ Read 758 DQ Write 732 DQ Mixed 810 590% 767 MB/s
Poor: 150% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 298%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 914GB free Firmware: CC43 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 167 119% 167 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 55% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905403-559.A00LF 2x8GB 3,453 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.1% Average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 17 MC Mixed 15.1 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 12.8 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 15.5 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 69 58% 69 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 60%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 39: 4R 5G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
39%	27%	48	107	5	100	24"	1920 1080	AUS24A3 MG248

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Z97-G55 SLI (MS-7921) Builds (Compare 247 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 47%

Yacht

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 40%

Jet ski

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	25x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	18x
GTX 1660-TiNvidia $143Bench 76%, 318,562 samples	15x

SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	9x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	8x
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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $560

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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