MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 45.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	36.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	26.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (63%). 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	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '18 at 12:08
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	63%

PC Performing as expected (41^st 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-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	45.5% Average	Memory 65.5 1-Core 85 2-Core 124 55% 91.6 Pts	4-Core 153 8-Core 136 20% 144 Pts	64-Core 153 10% 153 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% MSI(1462 2825) 2GB CLim: 1296 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	36.5% Below average	Lighting 45.4 Reflection 35.5 Parallax 55.3 37% 45.4 fps	MRender 53.8 Gravity 43.3 Splatting 36.6 36% 44.6 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: 525ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 73 72 65 69 72 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	26.8% Poor	Read 93.5 Write 68.8 Mixed 79.7 SusWrite 69.9 18% 78 MB/s	4K Read 10.3 4K Write 25.6 4K Mixed 13.7 47% 16.5 MB/s	DQ Read 108 DQ Write 86 DQ Mixed 80.2 65% 91.3 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 26.8% Great: 73%
WD RE4 1TB (2010)-$55 23,775 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 255GB free Firmware: 01.01V03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 97 98 97 90 94 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	55.9% Above average	Read 100 Write 89.7 Mixed 71.9 SusWrite 94.1 66% 89 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 181% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 76%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 636GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 127 128 131 128 130 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	Read 122 Write 117 Mixed 88.8 SusWrite 126 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.2 230% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 109%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 128 130 130 129 129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	77% Very good	Read 142 Write 115 Mixed 86.2 SusWrite 127 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 126% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 83%
BUFFALO HD-PCTU3 1TB 1,031 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 113GB free, PID 01de Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 65 66 65 66 65 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	31% Below average	Read 74 Write 55 Mixed 47.8 SusWrite 64.4 80% 60.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 97% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 31% Great: 43%
SanDisk Ultra 16GB 2,997 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 9GB free, PID 558a, Sandisk ULTRA DUAL DRIVE M3.0 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 15 20 19 10 10 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	23.1% Poor	Read 97.3 Write 26.5 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 14.9 47% 43.6 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 2.2 142% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 23.1% Great: 31%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 34,385 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	39.3% Below average	MC Read 12.1 MC Write 16.5 MC Mixed 14.5 41% 14.4 GB/s	SC Read 7.4 SC Write 10 SC Mixed 9.3 25% 8.9 GB/s	Latency 113 36% 113 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 63%

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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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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 $179	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