MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	16.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	93.4% 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	9GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 9GB 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	7.1 GB free of 9 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140918
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 15 '18 at 15:56
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	72.4% Very good	Memory 90.8 1-Core 102 2-Core 191 75% 128 Pts	4-Core 303 8-Core 372 44% 338 Pts	64-Core 370 23% 370 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 5970 (Crossfire Disabled) 1,620 User benchmarks, average bench 17% AMD(1002 2042) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	16.9% Very poor	Lighting 23.5 Reflection 12.8 Parallax 21.6 19% 19.3 fps	MRender 10.8 Gravity 18 Splatting 16.3 12% 15 fps
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 16.9% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SP900 256GB-$300 9,430 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 164GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.2.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 204 211 210 211 211 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Read 400 Write 274 Mixed 284 SusWrite 213 65% 293 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 49.7 174% 62.5 MB/s	DQ Read 251 DQ Write 219 DQ Mixed 223 170% 231 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 89%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 156 159 157 157 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	92% Outstanding	Read 163 Write 152 Mixed 104 SusWrite 157 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 205% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 190 194 194 193 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 137 Mixed 86.1 SusWrite 191 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 113%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 104GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 92 92 92 91 92 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	73.5% Very good	Read 164 Write 139 Mixed 79.6 SusWrite 91.4 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 239% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 281GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 139 143 143 143 143 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 153 Write 145 Mixed 114 SusWrite 142 102% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 242% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMV4GX3M1A1333C9 Samsung M378B2873EH1-CH9 0215 CMV4GX3M1A1333C9 9GB 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 1024, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	53.8% Above average	MC Read 18.7 MC Write 19.5 MC Mixed 16.8 52% 18.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 17.1 48% 16.7 GB/s	Latency 66.1 60% 66.1 ns

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

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

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

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	828x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	163x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	96x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	189x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	87x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	75x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	58x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	46x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	45x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	45x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	38x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	37x

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Total price: $851

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