MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	66.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	105% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 24 '19 at 21:41
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$100 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 5.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 126 2-Core 252 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 502 8-Core 502 67% 502 Pts	64-Core 498 31% 498 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Nvidia(10DE 1C03) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2207 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.17 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	66.2% Good	Lighting 83.3 Reflection 83.5 Parallax 73 68% 79.9 fps	MRender 78.8 Gravity 76.5 Splatting 75.3 63% 76.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SN8U256G1122 256GB 2,469 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 145GB free (System drive) Firmware: X4120000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 249 195 190 190 188 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 447 Mixed 350 SusWrite 200 84% 378 MB/s	4K Read 40.8 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 52.4 191% 69.9 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 254 DQ Mixed 223 189% 278 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 98%
Kingston SEDC400S37480G 480GB 250 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 197GB free Firmware: SAFM02.H SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 475 482 477 475 474 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 487 Mixed 355 SusWrite 474 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 41.4 159% 61.1 MB/s	DQ Read 345 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 175 179% 290 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 110%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$90 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 133 132 132 135 135 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	Read 137 Write 128 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 133 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 100%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$90 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 124 123 126 127 126 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	73.5% Very good	Read 131 Write 116 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 125 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 5,533 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88% Excellent	MC Read 32.6 MC Write 34.3 MC Mixed 26.7 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 26.3 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 47.6 84% 47.6 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 87%

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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	843x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	165x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	97x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	192x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	87x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	75x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	58x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	47x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	45x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	46x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	39x
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 i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16