MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	92.3% 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	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150814
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 18 '16 at 01:26
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Memory 96 1-Core 114 2-Core 227 84% 146 Pts	4-Core 445 8-Core 443 59% 444 Pts	64-Core 416 26% 416 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6191 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 331GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 695 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 306 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (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 77 66 23 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 11 (F1) Unknown 99 99 555095967	109% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 409 Mixed 419 99% 446 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 97.2 4K Mixed 48.3 182% 63.7 MB/s	DQ Read 46.3 DQ Write 285 DQ Mixed 121 106% 151 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 134%
Crucial M550 256GB-$152 8,333 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 184GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st 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 1552 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1296 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 11 (AE) Unknown 100 100 368 (B4) Unknown 0 0 2159 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 80 53 201864118292 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 16 (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 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 2549509620 (F7) Unknown 100 100 80109717 (F8) Unknown 100 100 73491054	92.3% Outstanding	Read 521 Write 472 Mixed 481 110% 491 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 22.6 134% 54.5 MB/s	DQ Read 31.9 DQ Write 121 DQ Mixed 40.3 42% 64.5 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 113%
Corsair Force 3 180GB-$384 1,204 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 168GB free Firmware: 1.3.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 90 90 2444364 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 52286931869088 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3094 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 212 (B1) Unknown 0 0 3 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 30 30 128850984990 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 2444364 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 2444364 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 2444364 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 5431 (EA) Unknown 0 0 6180 (F1) Unknown 0 0 6180 (F2) Unknown 0 0 13177	54.1% Above average	Read 184 Write 120 Mixed 119 31% 141 MB/s	4K Read 25.1 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 15 114% 49.2 MB/s	DQ Read 167 DQ Write 129 DQ Mixed 35.7 57% 111 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C8 4x4GB 1,004 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	65.7% Good	MC Read 22.7 MC Write 23.3 MC Mixed 21.4 64% 22.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 21 57% 19.9 GB/s	Latency 53.9 74% 53.9 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 70%

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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	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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $851

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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