MSI Z97S SLI PLUS (MS-7930)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	176% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

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Run History

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System	MSI MS-7930
Motherboard	MSI Z97S SLI PLUS (MS-7930) (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160223
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 28 '18 at 21:22
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$50 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Memory 92.4 1-Core 114 2-Core 227 82% 145 Pts	4-Core 445 8-Core 449 60% 447 Pts	64-Core 445 28% 445 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 79GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 588 240 238 235 232 231 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	176% Outstanding	Read 1,738 Write 871 Mixed 550 SusWrite 294 189% 863 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 44.2 179% 64.7 MB/s	DQ Read 867 DQ Write 704 DQ Mixed 603 501% 725 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 176% Great: 236%
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 20GB free Firmware: Z22000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 200 204 202 204 204 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	64.8% Good	Read 454 Write 205 Mixed 209 SusWrite 202 59% 267 MB/s	4K Read 22.9 4K Write 75.5 4K Mixed 12.8 91% 37.1 MB/s	DQ Read 161 DQ Write 205 DQ Mixed 78.9 88% 148 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 78%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1.5TB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 54GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 32 32 55 54 54 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	66.1% Good	Read 183 Write 121 Mixed 73 SusWrite 46.3 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.6 335% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 116%
WD Black 5TB (2015)-$71 7,245 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 454GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 150 152 153 153 150 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	68.4% Good	Read 86.2 Write 141 Mixed 74 SusWrite 152 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 2.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.3 162% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 107%
Toshiba MQ01ABD075 750GB-$40 42,694 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 248GB free Firmware: AX001C SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 76 76 77 78 77 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	43.2% Average	Read 74 Write 72.2 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 76.4 46% 62.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 119% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 57%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 322GB 62 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 30GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 40 36 60 58 57 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	47.1% Average	Read 112 Write 110 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 51.4 62% 84.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 1.3 263% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 165%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT4G3D1608DT1TX0. 4x4GB 1,688 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	62.9% Good	MC Read 22 MC Write 23.2 MC Mixed 20.7 63% 22 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 19.2 52% 18.3 GB/s	Latency 63.3 63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 65%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 43%

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Desktop 85%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI PLUS (MS-7930) - $154

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	37x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	31x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	14x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	21x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	7x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	7x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	6x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $88Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	5x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	5x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	6x
HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GBKingstonBench 70%, 5,910 samples	5x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	5x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $796

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16