MSI Z97A GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 87.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97A GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 30 '18 at 04:46
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	COL-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Memory 94.9 1-Core 126 2-Core 251 89% 157 Pts	4-Core 434 8-Core 678 69% 556 Pts	64-Core 675 42% 675 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 127GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 6,840 Write 2,985 Mixed 5,512 1,129% 5,112 MB/s	4K Read 653 4K Write 260 4K Mixed 344 1,569% 419 MB/s	DQ Read 1,364 DQ Write 664 DQ Mixed 814 657% 947 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 240GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 124 123 126 127 127 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Read 174 Write 179 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 124 90% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.3 86% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 297GB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 181 180 182 182 181 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Read 128 Write 92.2 Mixed 76.3 SusWrite 181 88% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 182% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 112%
TOSHIBA MQ01ABD1 1TB 138 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 700GB free, PID 1066 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 106 105 105 106 105 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	43.8% Average	Read 105 Write 104 Mixed 37.3 SusWrite 105 117% 88 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMD8GX3M2A2133C9 0215 CMD8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMD8GX3M2A2133C9 0215 CMD8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 2133, 1600, 2133, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	60.1% Good	MC Read 20.5 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 18.5 58% 20.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 22.7 SC Mixed 19.9 55% 19.4 GB/s	Latency 57.2 70% 57.2 ns

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97A GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	247x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	44x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	15x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	65x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	29x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	29x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	18x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	17x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	16x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	18x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	16x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	15x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $657

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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