MSI Z97M GAMING (MS-7919)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 110%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 86%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 84%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics133% 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 Drive77.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7919
MotherboardMSI Z97M GAMING (MS-7919)  (all builds)
Memory9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160218
Uptime16.8 Days
Run DateMar 02 '19 at 14:42
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User MDA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
84% Excellent
Memory 93.9
1-Core 89.7
2-Core 229
78% 137 Pts
4-Core 422
8-Core 458
58% 440 Pts
64-Core 454
28% 454 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 84%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 418.91
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
133% Outstanding
Lighting 187
Reflection 197
Parallax 180
152% 188 fps
MRender 126
Gravity 190
Splatting 128
120% 148 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 133%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35
33GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3J96R9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 63 59 59 24 81 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
77.3% Very good
Read 492
Write 349
Mixed 145
SusWrite 84.5
59% 268 MB/s
4K Read 30
4K Write 77.1
4K Mixed 41.5
140% 49.5 MB/s
DQ Read 308
DQ Write 92.4
DQ Mixed 111
105% 170 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 77.3%
Great: 82%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
128GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 136 134 136 136 136 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
70.4% Very good
Read 110
Write 106
Mixed 75.5
SusWrite 135
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.1
229% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 70.4%
Great: 109%
JetFlash Transcend 32GB
27GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 26 31 28 29 28 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
27.5% Poor
Read 110
Write 28.8
Mixed 43.5
SusWrite 28.7
59% 52.8 MB/s
4K Read 5.5
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 2
133% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 27.5%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/4G KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1600C10D3/4G KHX1600C10D3/8G 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
62.5% Good
MC Read 21.8
MC Write 22.7
MC Mixed 19.7
61% 21.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 21.3
SC Mixed 20.4
55% 19.4 GB/s
Latency 59.9
67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 62.5%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97M GAMING (MS-7919) Builds (Compare 453 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $1,324
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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