MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 88% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 77% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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	121% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	68.4% 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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	25.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150814
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Feb 14 '18 at 13:21
Run Duration	277 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (45^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 (19^th percentile)	74.4% Very good	Memory 76.5 1-Core 98.3 2-Core 220 73% 131 Pts	4-Core 388 8-Core 630 62% 509 Pts	64-Core 626 39% 626 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 390.77 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	121% Outstanding	Lighting 162 Reflection 195 Parallax 198 132% 185 fps	MRender 123 Gravity 176 Splatting 122 114% 140 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SM2280S3 SATA M.2 120GB-$128 1,644 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: S8FM06.A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 11161 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 961 (A8) Unknown 100 100 3 (AA) Unknown 100 100 319 (AD) Unknown 100 100 44434192 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 31 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 50560 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 39325 (F2) Unknown 100 100 8683 (F4) Unknown 100 100 678 (F5) Unknown 100 100 784 (F6) Unknown 100 100 23593176 (FA) Read error retry rate 100 100 178845	68.4% Good	Read 471 Write 302 Mixed 377 85% 383 MB/s	4K Read 21.6 4K Write 67.8 4K Mixed 8.58 80% 32.7 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 225 DQ Mixed 24.8 66% 139 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 82%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 120 99 240481424 (03) Spinup time 96 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 830 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 81 60 119743943 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 9142 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 790 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 85 85 15 (BE) vendor-specific 70 51 538247198 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 30 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 87 87 27260 (C2) HDA temperature 30 49 73014444062 (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 -58016418226956 (F1) Unknown 100 253 54639833805 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1178606005475	99.2% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 168 Mixed 127 117% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.62 4K Write 5.41 4K Mixed 0.64 198% 2.22 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 853GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 173 168 2325 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4988 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 84 84 12142 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1128 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 68 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 4920 (C2) HDA temperature 112 90 31 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	95.6% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 165 Mixed 154 122% 162 MB/s	4K Read 1.26 4K Write 2.57 4K Mixed 0.37 141% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 109%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 561GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 1 (03) Spinup time 164 161 4758 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3542 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 70 70 22462 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2237 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 361 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3541 (C2) HDA temperature 113 93 34 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	49.8% Average	Read 88.8 Write 84.5 Mixed 104 70% 92.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.42 4K Write 1.75 4K Mixed 0.43 97% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 62%
SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 32GB-$28 4,213 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 11GB free, PID 5580 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	31.6% Below average	Read 40.9 Write 17.8 Mixed 10.2 24% 23 MB/s	4K Read 6.59 4K Write 6.59 4K Mixed 3.54 369% 5.57 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 93%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB 2,895 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.5% Average	MC Read 16.8 MC Write 17.8 MC Mixed 14.8 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 17.4 SC Mixed 15.1 42% 14.7 GB/s	Latency 87.2 46% 87.2 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 82%

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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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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 $15	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