MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	56.1% 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)
Boot Drive	94.5% 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	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 (13%). 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	29 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	Цвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 10 '18 at 08:23
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (55^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 above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Memory 92.1 1-Core 127 2-Core 255 88% 158 Pts	4-Core 479 8-Core 662 72% 571 Pts	64-Core 662 41% 662 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	Lighting 70.7 Reflection 70.9 Parallax 63.5 58% 68.4 fps	MRender 73.9 Gravity 64.6 Splatting 59.5 53% 66 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 167GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM02.H SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 277 312 323 327 328 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Read 432 Write 402 Mixed 330 SusWrite 313 83% 369 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 90.4 4K Mixed 39.2 138% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 146 165% 282 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 111%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 391GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 609 555 626 617 604 610 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	171% Outstanding	Read 613 Write 505 Mixed 513 SusWrite 604 126% 559 MB/s	4K Read 59.7 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 76.6 249% 83.6 MB/s	DQ Read 769 DQ Write 669 DQ Mixed 897 624% 778 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 171% Great: 340%
Samsung 860 Pro 512GB-$150 16,934 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 477GB free Firmware: RVM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 298 315 323 328 329 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 451 Write 413 Mixed 401 SusWrite 317 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 55.7 186% 67.4 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 358 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 133%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 64GB 8,040 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 59GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.3 4.6 6.1 7 5.9 5.7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	5.52% Terrible	Read 23.3 Write 8.7 Mixed 9.3 SusWrite 5.6 13% 11.7 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 2.6 103% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 5.52% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB 163 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	60.8% Good	MC Read 22 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 18.1 59% 20.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 23.3 SC Mixed 20.8 58% 20.2 GB/s	Latency 63.9 63% 63.9 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 96%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

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 $94Bench 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 $177	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