MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With 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 79.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	59.2% 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	134% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). 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	6.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 10 '18 at 18:26
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing below expectations (33^rd 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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	Memory 95.9 1-Core 132 2-Core 189 84% 139 Pts	4-Core 337 8-Core 542 54% 440 Pts	64-Core 496 31% 496 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6173) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2139 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.11 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	59.2% Above average	Lighting 63.1 Reflection 69.2 Parallax 58 52% 63.4 fps	MRender 91.5 Gravity 89 Splatting 90.9 74% 90.5 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 248GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 489 560 565 554 555 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 656 Write 546 Mixed 464 SusWrite 528 123% 548 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 91 4K Mixed 46 162% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 777 DQ Write 351 DQ Mixed 441 360% 523 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 283%
Liteonit LCT-512M3S 512GB 161 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 232GB free Firmware: VSDC SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 296 295 300 327 328 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	66.7% Good	Read 333 Write 299 Mixed 243 SusWrite 302 66% 294 MB/s	4K Read 20.8 4K Write 46.1 4K Mixed 25 88% 30.6 MB/s	DQ Read 224 DQ Write 123 DQ Mixed 116 102% 154 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 86%
Seagate Momentus XT SSHD 2.5" 500GB-$35 11,469 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 355GB free Firmware: SD28 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 61 60 63 64 60 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	34.6% Below average	Read 58.5 Write 66 Mixed 46 SusWrite 61.8 43% 58.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 94% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 34.6% Great: 58%
Seagate Momentus XT SSHD 2.5" 500GB-$35 11,469 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 187GB free Firmware: SD28 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 80 77 82 81 82 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	46.8% Average	Read 82.5 Write 74.2 Mixed 57 SusWrite 80.4 54% 73.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 113% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB 1,409 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	60.7% Good	MC Read 20.4 MC Write 23.1 MC Mixed 19.6 60% 21 GB/s	SC Read 12 SC Write 20.1 SC Mixed 16.6 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 54.2 74% 54.2 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 104%

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

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

Jet ski

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 $109Bench 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 $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 $40	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