MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 37%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 45.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics75.3% 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 Drive68.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7916
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)  (all builds)
Memory8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime2.3 Days
Run DateAug 10 '18 at 22:35
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 100%
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 PC Performing below expectations (34th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
45.8% Average
Memory 29.3
1-Core 82.6
2-Core 164
47% 92 Pts
4-Core 332
8-Core 650
58% 491 Pts
64-Core 657
41% 657 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 45.8%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.93
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
75.3% Very good
Lighting 82.2
Reflection 113
Parallax 119
67% 105 fps
MRender 109
Gravity 125
Splatting 104
91% 113 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 830 256GB-$261
119GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXM03B1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 235 241 228 230 249 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
68.1% Good
Read 410
Write 339
Mixed 251
SusWrite 238
69% 309 MB/s
4K Read 21
4K Write 55
4K Mixed 25
93% 33.7 MB/s
DQ Read 290
DQ Write 98.5
DQ Mixed 152
123% 180 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 68.1%
Great: 86%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
302GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 859 454 450 442 441 442 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 80% Great: 133%
WD My Passport 2TB
1.5TB free, PID 0748
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 101 101 99 101 102 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
43.9% Average
Read 102
Write 101
Mixed 57.8
SusWrite 101
121% 90.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.8
107% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 43.9%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
42.9% Average
MC Read 17.8
MC Write 18.4
MC Mixed 15.4
49% 17.2 GB/s
SC Read 4.3
SC Write 9.4
SC Mixed 5.4
18% 6.37 GB/s
Latency 259
15% 259 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 42.9%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) Builds (Compare 1,337 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) - $203

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $851
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HDDRAMUSB
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