MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	132% 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	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	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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 14 '18 at 19:54
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (82^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 4.7 GHz, turbo 5.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 136 2-Core 274 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 513 8-Core 743 78% 628 Pts	64-Core 743 46% 743 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 96.4% 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 360C) ≥ 4GB; MSI GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X Trio CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	132% Outstanding	Lighting 184 Reflection 200 Parallax 198 150% 194 fps	MRender 126 Gravity 184 Splatting 129 119% 147 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 SATA M.2 480GB-$381 177 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 183GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 307 300 285 293 287 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Read 425 Write 383 Mixed 326 SusWrite 302 81% 359 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 98.9 4K Mixed 37 139% 53.9 MB/s	DQ Read 321 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 184 175% 274 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 97%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 38,097 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 930GB free Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1452 1241 1242 1240 1240 1240 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	288% Outstanding	Read 2,042 Write 1,787 Mixed 966 SusWrite 1,276 339% 1,517 MB/s	4K Read 43.3 4K Write 191 4K Mixed 68.9 255% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,285 DQ Write 995 DQ Mixed 1,000 786% 1,093 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 288% Great: 302%
WD RE4 1TB (2010)-$55 23,775 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 591GB free Firmware: 01.01V01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 107 108 108 108 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	71.6% Very good	Read 142 Write 127 Mixed 98 SusWrite 107 88% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 205% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 76%
WD RE4 1TB (2010)-$55 23,775 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 296GB free Firmware: 01.01V01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 113 115 116 116 116 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	66.3% Good	Read 116 Write 98.8 Mixed 86.5 SusWrite 115 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.7 162% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 6,389 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	MC Read 26 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 20.8 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 25.8 SC Mixed 25.1 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 47.7 84% 47.7 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 87%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $851

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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