MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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.
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 67.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	78.7% 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 Drive	99.1% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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 (62%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140724
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 02 '20 at 03:30
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	62%

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PC Performing below expectations (25^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 way below expectations (6^th percentile)	67.4% Good	Memory 78.7 1-Core 102 2-Core 189 71% 123 Pts	4-Core 316 8-Core 373 45% 345 Pts	64-Core 384 24% 384 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6173) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	78.7% Very good	Lighting 97.3 Reflection 109 Parallax 90.5 79% 99 fps	MRender 93 Gravity 91.9 Splatting 97.8 78% 94.3 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S3 1T02 1TB 12,047 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 819GB free Firmware: 40101000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 423 426 440 439 438 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Read 422 Write 412 Mixed 366 SusWrite 428 92% 407 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 58.9 4K Mixed 39.7 126% 42.5 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 258 220% 323 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 122%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 141GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 263 255 267 279 257 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Read 434 Write 398 Mixed 344 SusWrite 265 81% 360 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 91.5 4K Mixed 47.5 166% 58.8 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 260 DQ Mixed 236 198% 290 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 533GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 89 99 122 141 145 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	65% Good	Read 108 Write 111 Mixed 52.8 SusWrite 119 71% 97.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.4 77% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMY16GX3M2A2400C11 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMY16GX3M2A2400C11 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 24GB 41 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	38.4% Below average	MC Read 12.7 MC Write 13.9 MC Mixed 13 38% 13.2 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 13.2 SC Mixed 9.9 30% 10.7 GB/s	Latency 82.9 48% 82.9 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 61%

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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 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

Jet ski

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

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	831x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	164x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	96x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	190x
GTX 1080Nvidia $265Bench 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 $94Bench 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	39x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	37x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $851

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $40	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