MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 79.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	40.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	63.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140425
Uptime	29 Days
Run Date	Jun 13 '17 at 20:00
Run Duration	111 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670-$52 49,019 User benchmarks, average bench 66% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	79.7% Very good	Memory 93.1 1-Core 105 2-Core 212 79% 137 Pts	4-Core 380 8-Core 408 52% 394 Pts	64-Core 411 25% 411 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Sapphire(174B 3001) CLim: 1150 MHz, MLim: 1600 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.5.2 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	40.1% Average	Lighting 52.4 Reflection 35.2 Parallax 65.6 43% 51.1 fps	MRender 33 Gravity 50.8 Splatting 43.7 35% 42.5 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 215GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 5485 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1643 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 98 98 84 (AE) Unknown 100 100 23 (B4) Unknown 0 0 4403 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 69 52 206159347743 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 98 98 2 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 29714415752 (F7) Unknown 100 100 936333014 (F8) Unknown 100 100 1858058605	63.8% Good	Read 362 Write 361 Mixed 358 81% 360 MB/s	4K Read 17.7 4K Write 66.4 4K Mixed 17.9 85% 34 MB/s	DQ Read 23.2 DQ Write 62.9 DQ Mixed 14.6 19% 33.5 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 107%
Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 2TB-$121 12,330 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: CV23 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 124516448 (03) Spinup time 95 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3255 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 72 60 15421920 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 4435 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1644 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 1 1 103 (BE) vendor-specific 71 59 487981085 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 35 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 4018 (C2) HDA temperature 29 41 55834574877 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	90.4% Outstanding	Read 153 Write 162 Mixed 123 109% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.77 4K Write 1.13 4K Mixed 0.18 74% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GB 27,462 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	58.6% Above average	MC Read 21 MC Write 21.7 MC Mixed 18.2 58% 20.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 19.1 SC Mixed 17.1 48% 16.9 GB/s	Latency 61.9 65% 61.9 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 60%

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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	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