MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.7%, this CPUs suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	102% 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	166% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 7 months ago, 7 months ago, 7 months ago, 7 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	29.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 12 '19 at 07:07
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Single core	Quad core	Multi core
Intel Core i7-4790K-$365 201,115 User benchmarks, average bench 86% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.5 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	SC Int 133 SC Float 130 SC Mixed 131 105% 131 Pts	QC Int 485 QC Float 481 QC Mixed 436 106% 467 Pts	MC Int 663 MC Float 703 MC Mixed 700 103% 689 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980 Ti-$480 124,687 User benchmarks, average bench 97% EVGA(3842 1996) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 418.81 Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Lighting 318 Reflection 295 Parallax 366 104% 327 fps	MRender 194 Gravity 300 Splatting 207 101% 234 fps
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 111%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$160 21,896 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 375GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 567 634 654 658 659 659 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	166% Outstanding	Read 716 Write 631 Mixed 562 SusWrite 638 143% 637 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 71.1 207% 74.2 MB/s	DQ Read 782 DQ Write 680 DQ Mixed 856 607% 773 MB/s
Poor: 230% ↑ This bench: 166% Great: 397%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$99 31,647 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 142GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 381 385 390 384 387 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 414 Mixed 366 SusWrite 378 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 47.9 172% 63.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 178 178% 288 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$91 104,918 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 935GB free Firmware: CC9F SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 158 164 156 167 161 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Read 161 Write 121 Mixed 80.6 SusWrite 161 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$91 104,918 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 187GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 102 101 104 103 103 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	73.8% Very good	Read 155 Write 127 Mixed 78.7 SusWrite 102 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x8GB 2,900 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	82.8% Excellent	MC Read 31.6 MC Write 30.6 MC Mixed 23.3 81% 28.5 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 24.8 SC Mixed 29.5 73% 25.4 GB/s	Latency 46.7 86% 46.7 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 101%

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

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Gaming 63%

Destroyer

Desktop 81%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 59%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) - $203

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $365Bench 86%, 201,115 samples	2,078x
Core i5-4690KIntel $177Bench 81%, 109,392 samples	633x
Core i7-4790Intel $308Bench 75%, 94,148 samples	226x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $374Bench 63%, 449,864 samples	705x
GTX 1080Nvidia $528Bench 122%, 465,183 samples	320x
GTX 1070Nvidia $379Bench 98%, 545,643 samples	313x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 105%, 407,778 samples	257x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 112%, 308,458 samples	249x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $130Bench 95%, 103,360 samples	189x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 61%, 19,045 samples	189x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 65%, 13,381 samples	143x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 51,128 samples	121x

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Total price: $1,042

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i7-8700K $366	Nvidia GTX 1070 $379	Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $100
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 $159	Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB $230	Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $80
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 $115	Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti $808	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB $93

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $45	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $95	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $128
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $75	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $711	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $48
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $100	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $12