MSI Z97M GAMING (MS-7919)

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	17.7% 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	77.9% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7919
Motherboard	MSI Z97M GAMING (MS-7919) (all builds)
Memory	17.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	5760 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160218
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	May 24 '17 at 03:59
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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 4.5 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Memory 93.9 1-Core 129 2-Core 241 88% 155 Pts	4-Core 425 8-Core 673 68% 549 Pts	64-Core 670 41% 670 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 120F) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 381.89 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.7% Very poor	Lighting 20 Reflection 23.1 Parallax 18.8 16% 20.6 fps	MRender 28.6 Gravity 20 Splatting 26.1 20% 24.9 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 17.7% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS120G1G0A-00SS 103GB 13GB free Firmware: Z331 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	50% Above average	Read 376 Write 203 Mixed 182 56% 254 MB/s	4K Read 20.4 4K Write 44.7 4K Mixed 4.05 60% 23 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 161 DQ Mixed 3.39 40% 93.4 MB/s

Samsung 750 EVO 120GB-$35 20,420 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 4291 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 884 (B1) Unknown 80 80 98 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 57 43 43 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 126 (F1) Unknown 99 99 22574815021	77.9% Very good	Read 483 Write 275 Mixed 275 76% 345 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 61.2 4K Mixed 24.9 124% 41.9 MB/s	DQ Read 41.1 DQ Write 177 DQ Mixed 37 49% 84.9 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 110%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 189 179 5508 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3583 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 72 72 20945 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2613 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 399 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3183 (C2) HDA temperature 114 102 36 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	76.7% Very good	Read 139 Write 128 Mixed 126 99% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.91 4K Write 2.42 4K Mixed 0.27 113% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 88%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$129 11,340 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 1.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 228 191 7575 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1430 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 8226 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1008 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 73 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 196 196 12220 (C2) HDA temperature 112 103 40 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	99.7% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 160 Mixed 146 123% 165 MB/s	4K Read 0.83 4K Write 2.57 4K Mixed 0.23 108% 1.21 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB 2,577 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	58.8% Above average	MC Read 20.2 MC Write 21.5 MC Mixed 18 57% 19.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 22.3 SC Mixed 18.2 54% 18.9 GB/s	Latency 60.1 66% 60.1 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 75%

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Gaming 43%

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Desktop 85%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97M GAMING (MS-7919) - $667

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	190x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	138x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	23x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	67x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	37x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	36x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	16x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	16x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	15x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	22x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	19x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	17x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $1,309

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