MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 78.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics82.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive136% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7916
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)  (all builds)
Memory10 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime8.4 Days
Run DateOct 02 '18 at 20:16
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
78.6% Very good
Memory 83.4
1-Core 113
2-Core 229
79% 142 Pts
4-Core 398
8-Core 605
62% 501 Pts
64-Core 614
38% 614 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 78.6%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 411.70
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
82.3% Excellent
Lighting 102
Reflection 117
Parallax 96.9
83% 105 fps
MRender 97.6
Gravity 96.4
Splatting 102
81% 98.8 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 82.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 240GB
77GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 603 290 290 260 209 189 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
136% Outstanding
Read 1,019
Write 823
Mixed 490
SusWrite 307
147% 660 MB/s
4K Read 41.7
4K Write 92.3
4K Mixed 50.5
177% 61.5 MB/s
DQ Read 390
DQ Write 578
DQ Mixed 411
331% 460 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 136%
Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
99GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 307 306 308 307 308 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 490
Write 470
Mixed 376
SusWrite 314
93% 413 MB/s
4K Read 42.3
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 60.8
202% 72.4 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 346
262% 352 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 118%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda Green 1.5TB-$130
929GB free
Firmware: CC32
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 109 113 112 111 116 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
62.7% Good
Read 106
Write 100
Mixed 68
SusWrite 112
71% 96.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.8
131% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 62.7%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
47.3% Average
MC Read 16.5
MC Write 16.8
MC Mixed 15.1
46% 16.1 GB/s
SC Read 11.7
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 15.6
42% 14.6 GB/s
Latency 74.5
54% 74.5 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 47.3%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) Builds (Compare 1,340 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) - $203

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $851
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HDDRAMUSB
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