MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	56.8% 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	70% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	22.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colores, 1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140425
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 27 '19 at 15:39
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing as expected (46^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 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	79% Very good	Memory 91 1-Core 116 2-Core 219 81% 142 Pts	4-Core 362 8-Core 586 58% 474 Pts	64-Core 581 36% 581 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E366) CLim: 1411 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.2.3 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Lighting 71.1 Reflection 72.7 Parallax 87.7 58% 77.2 fps	MRender 72.3 Gravity 71.4 Splatting 59.7 55% 67.8 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 190GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 264 283 274 300 279 MB/s Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	70% Good	Read 204 Write 98.8 Mixed 245 SusWrite 280 47% 207 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 67.6 4K Mixed 29.2 109% 40.2 MB/s	DQ Read 231 DQ Write 272 DQ Mixed 201 165% 234 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 525GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 114 113 114 115 113 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Read 84.7 Write 88 Mixed 57 SusWrite 113 63% 85.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1 164% 1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 68%
Maxtor 6V300F0 300GB 1,297 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 34GB free Firmware: VA111680 SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 40 39 40 40 40 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	21.5% Poor	Read 34.5 Write 48.2 Mixed 26.2 SusWrite 39.5 27% 37.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.6 155% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 21.5% Great: 39%
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$16 83,084 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 119GB free Firmware: 0003SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 53 52 52 53 52 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	30.4% Below average	Read 53.8 Write 44 Mixed 31 SusWrite 52.2 33% 45.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 76% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 30.4% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB 377 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.3% Above average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 18.3 MC Mixed 15.4 48% 16.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 18.6 SC Mixed 16.3 47% 16.3 GB/s	Latency 65.8 61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 97%

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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 $94Bench 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 $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