MSI Z97A GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 35% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 79.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	49% 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)
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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97A GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150213
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 06 '18 at 17:58
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (45^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	Memory 88.6 1-Core 108 2-Core 206 77% 134 Pts	4-Core 380 8-Core 531 57% 456 Pts	64-Core 588 36% 588 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 3170) CLim: 1605 MHz, MLim: 1785 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49% Average	Lighting 58.1 Reflection 74.2 Parallax 60.2 47% 64.2 fps	MRender 62.9 Gravity 70.8 Splatting 59.5 52% 64.4 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 120GB-$69 11,475 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: E7FM04.C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 652 Write 630 Mixed 503 133% 595 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 44.1 166% 62.2 MB/s	DQ Read 526 DQ Write 677 DQ Mixed 504 407% 569 MB/s
Poor: 83% Great: 185%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 96GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 329 319 320 319 319 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 446 Write 422 Mixed 399 SusWrite 329 90% 399 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 88.8 4K Mixed 55.1 166% 58.6 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 362 273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 129%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 152GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 245 248 245 245 246 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	64.1% Good	Read 322 Write 409 Mixed 310 SusWrite 247 73% 322 MB/s	4K Read 10 4K Write 19.6 4K Mixed 31.3 66% 20.3 MB/s	DQ Read 335 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 116 141% 248 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 118%
Samsung 830 128GB-$109 37,250 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 71GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 306 305 306 304 302 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	75.1% Very good	Read 469 Write 276 Mixed 275 SusWrite 304 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 21.3 4K Write 62.9 4K Mixed 24.2 97% 36.1 MB/s	DQ Read 294 DQ Write 83.9 DQ Mixed 132 112% 170 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 76%
Lacie P9230 4TB 348 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2.5TB free Firmware: 1053 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 150 151 153 153 152 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 151 Mixed 71.4 SusWrite 151 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 77,652 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.9% Above average	MC Read 18 MC Write 18.6 MC Mixed 15.8 50% 17.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 16.8 SC Mixed 15.4 43% 15.1 GB/s	Latency 69 58% 69 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 63%

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

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97A GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	247x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	44x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	15x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	65x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	29x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	29x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	18x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	17x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	16x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	18x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	16x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	15x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $638

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16