MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	53.1% 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)
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.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	25.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150213
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 12 '17 at 19:08
Run Duration	245 Seconds
Run User	bobdude11
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	74.4% Very good	Memory 87.8 1-Core 107 2-Core 191 75% 129 Pts	4-Core 329 8-Core 564 54% 447 Pts	64-Core 554 34% 554 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2978) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 384.76 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	53.1% Above average	Lighting 67 Reflection 70.7 Parallax 68.2 55% 68.6 fps	MRender 66.1 Gravity 63.2 Splatting 56.7 50% 62 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 121GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 99 99 5 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 12475 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 31 (B1) Unknown 98 98 92 (B3) Unknown 99 99 5 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 99 99 5 (BB) vendor-specific 96 96 35267 (BE) vendor-specific 65 58 35 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 199 199 35267 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 10 (F1) Unknown 99 99 31707721630
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 9TB 151 User benchmarks, average bench 227% 4.5TB free Firmware: 1.0. Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 136% Great: 310%
Seagate Desktop HDD 6TB (2015)-$107 691 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC48 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 99 224078108 (03) Spinup time 90 87 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 42 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 83 60 233244081 (09) Power-on hours count 87 87 11876 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 26 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 55 49 806420525 (BF) G-sense error rate 98 98 5692 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 0 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 69 69 62673 (C2) HDA temperature 45 51 68719476781 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 68 45 224078108 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 65266323036818 (F1) Unknown 100 253 71913115297 (F2) Unknown 100 253 2935177945251
Poor: 55% Great: 117%
PNY USB 3.0 FD 16GB 109 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 15GB free, PID 0095 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	10.9% Very poor	Read 38.8 Write 17.4 Mixed 19.7 28% 25.3 MB/s	4K Read 6.34 4K Write 0.007 4K Mixed 0.25 32% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 10.9% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1866 CL10 Series 4x8GB 2,056 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	63.3% Good	MC Read 22.8 MC Write 24.5 MC Mixed 19.9 64% 22.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 19.5 SC Mixed 19.9 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 69.7 57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 77%

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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	829x
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 $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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $851

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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