MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 45% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	54.4% 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	104% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141106
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jan 01 '18 at 17:08
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Memory 97.6 1-Core 129 2-Core 262 92% 163 Pts	4-Core 436 8-Core 627 67% 531 Pts	64-Core 640 40% 640 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Nvidia(10DE 1116) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.31 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	54.4% Above average	Lighting 68.7 Reflection 69.9 Parallax 62.7 56% 67.1 fps	MRender 72.1 Gravity 63.9 Splatting 55.2 51% 63.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 162GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 11307 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1438 (B1) Unknown 99 99 3 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 99 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 66 56 34 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 230 (F1) Unknown 99 99 1903520287	83% Excellent	Read 380 Write 301 Mixed 310 74% 330 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 60.5 4K Mixed 32.8 133% 44 MB/s	DQ Read 237 DQ Write 174 DQ Mixed 107 107% 173 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 124%
SanDisk Extreme Pro 240GB-$79 10,862 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: X21200RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 9180 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1225 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 32 (A8) Unknown 100 100 234 (A9) Unknown 100 100 540 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 106 (AE) Unknown 100 100 14 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 70 42 180389478430 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (D4) Unknown 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 821 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 27935 (F1) Unknown 253 253 13716 (F2) Unknown 253 253 12575 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	104% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 457 Mixed 457 106% 474 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 97.6 4K Mixed 29.3 142% 53.9 MB/s	DQ Read 345 DQ Write 279 DQ Mixed 63.6 115% 229 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 114%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249 29,211 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 716GB free Firmware: MN6OA800 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 1 (02) Throughput performance 135 135 86 (03) Spinup time 133 133 34387984814 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 2651 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 135 135 26 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 27797 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2640 (C0) Power-off retract count 77 77 27837 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 77 77 27837 (C2) HDA temperature 176 176 206159085602 (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 200 200 1	71.8% Very good	Read 131 Write 119 Mixed 67.7 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.64 4K Write 1.84 4K Mixed 0.35 100% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 85%
Intenso External USB 3.0 2TB 498 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1.5TB free, PID 0701 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	63.7% Good	Read 164 Write 156 Mixed 111 179% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.92 4K Write 1.83 4K Mixed 0.21 73% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GB 24,592 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	81.4% Excellent	MC Read 30.2 MC Write 30.8 MC Mixed 24.3 81% 28.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 25.9 67% 23.3 GB/s	Latency 47.8 84% 47.8 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 88%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 35%

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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 $274	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 $184	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