MSI Z97S SLI PLUS (MS-7930)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 83.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	69.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7930
Motherboard	MSI Z97S SLI PLUS (MS-7930) (all builds)
Memory	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140428
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '18 at 21:08
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	33%

PC Performing as expected (55^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 (84^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Memory 90.2 1-Core 119 2-Core 232 83% 147 Pts	4-Core 420 8-Core 584 63% 502 Pts	64-Core 580 36% 580 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7930) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.15.4240 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SN8U-256G-1006 256GB 12,432 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 193GB free (System drive) Firmware: X4120006 SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 196 190 183 185 190 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	69.6% Good	Read 406 Write 212 Mixed 255 SusWrite 193 59% 266 MB/s	4K Read 20.8 4K Write 41.4 4K Mixed 29.9 92% 30.7 MB/s	DQ Read 311 DQ Write 255 DQ Mixed 216 180% 261 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 92%
Samsung 840 Evo 750GB-$310 3,724 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 698GB free Firmware: EXT0BB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 350 349 336 350 349 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	97% Outstanding	Read 340 Write 349 Mixed 300 SusWrite 347 75% 334 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 79.7 4K Mixed 50.5 167% 56.6 MB/s	DQ Read 252 DQ Write 201 DQ Mixed 179 147% 211 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 125%
Kingston SSDNow mS200 mSATA 120GB-$100 901 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 192GB free Firmware: 605ABBF2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 106 107 101 101 95 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	63.3% Good	Read 297 Write 132 Mixed 174 SusWrite 103 39% 177 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 80.9 4K Mixed 34.3 129% 47.7 MB/s	DQ Read 95.5 DQ Write 148 DQ Mixed 102 83% 115 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 81%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905471-064.A00LF 99U5471-054.A00LF 9905471-064.A00LF 99U5471-054.A00LF 32GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	56.3% Above average	MC Read 20.8 MC Write 20.4 MC Mixed 16.5 55% 19.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 21.6 SC Mixed 17.8 51% 17.8 GB/s	Latency 67 60% 67 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 59%

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

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Gaming 43%

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Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI PLUS (MS-7930) - $154

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	37x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	30x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	14x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	21x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	7x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	7x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	6x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	5x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	5x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	6x
HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GBKingstonBench 70%, 5,910 samples	5x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	5x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $796

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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