MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 159% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 132% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	167% 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	191% 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.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 31 '19 at 01:28
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Memory 98.8 1-Core 128 2-Core 256 91% 161 Pts	4-Core 515 8-Core 696 77% 606 Pts	64-Core 696 43% 696 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% MSI(1462 3713) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	167% Outstanding	Lighting 235 Reflection 243 Parallax 258 191% 245 fps	MRender 266 Gravity 227 Splatting 147 168% 213 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 167% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$92 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 885GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 594 601 595 615 614 615 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	191% Outstanding	Read 755 Write 615 Mixed 653 SusWrite 606 148% 657 MB/s	4K Read 68.1 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 90.4 298% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 781 DQ Write 628 DQ Mixed 1,119 725% 843 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 191% Great: 410%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 313GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 425 421 424 425 424 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 488 Mixed 425 SusWrite 433 105% 464 MB/s	4K Read 47.6 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 65.6 221% 78.7 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 250 219% 327 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 126%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 2400 C9 4x4GB 277 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	87.3% Excellent	MC Read 32 MC Write 32.5 MC Mixed 26.1 86% 30.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 29.7 72% 25.4 GB/s	Latency 42.1 95% 42.1 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 113%

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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%

Aircraft carrier

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 $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 $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 $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