MSI Z97M GAMING (MS-7919)

Performance Results


Gaming 84% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 73% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	91.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7919
Motherboard	MSI Z97M GAMING (MS-7919) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160218
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Feb 11 '19 at 03:32
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 137 2-Core 244 90% 158 Pts	4-Core 462 8-Core 749 74% 606 Pts	64-Core 754 47% 754 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8599) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Lighting 116 Reflection 122 Parallax 103 95% 114 fps	MRender 99 Gravity 106 Splatting 107 85% 104 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WD10EZEX-00BN5A0 240GB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 65GB free (System drive) Firmware: 541ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 127 149 140 165 148 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 270 Write 212 Mixed 248 SusWrite 144 49% 219 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 30.5 150% 60.1 MB/s	DQ Read 194 DQ Write 213 DQ Mixed 210 156% 206 MB/s
Poor: 47% Great: 108%
Adata Premier SP550 480GB-$129 8,505 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 116GB free Firmware: P0330AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 152 78 78 78 78 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 437 Mixed 394 SusWrite 148 83% 371 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 52.1 184% 69.7 MB/s	DQ Read 302 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 241 202% 291 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 95%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 538GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 148 150 149 149 149 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 142 Mixed 108 SusWrite 148 109% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 233% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 109%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$109 43,695 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 560GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 70 70 72 71 71 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	48.1% Average	Read 96.3 Write 98.8 Mixed 98 SusWrite 70.8 68% 91 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 153% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x4GB 3,428 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	66.1% Good	MC Read 24.4 MC Write 23.9 MC Mixed 18.8 64% 22.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 25.7 SC Mixed 22.1 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 58 69% 58 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 63%

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Typical Z97M GAMING (MS-7919) Builds (Compare 453 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 43%

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Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97M GAMING (MS-7919) - $667

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	190x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	138x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	23x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	67x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	37x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	36x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	16x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	16x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	15x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	22x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	19x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	17x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $1,309

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $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