MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 71%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 77.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics112% 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 Drive52.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7916
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)  (all builds)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 12 '19 at 21:00
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 19%
Watch Gameplay: 2070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
77.7% Very good
Memory 88.6
1-Core 109
2-Core 212
78% 136 Pts
4-Core 365
8-Core 493
54% 429 Pts
64-Core 558
34% 558 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 77.7%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Lighting 145
Reflection 120
Parallax 135
118% 133 fps
MRender 178
Gravity 131
Splatting 104
109% 138 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 112%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
36GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 600ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 95 77 73 88 71 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
52.7% Above average
Read 226
Write 188
Mixed 201
SusWrite 83.2
39% 174 MB/s
4K Read 13.2
4K Write 84.8
4K Mixed 27
100% 41.7 MB/s
DQ Read 166
DQ Write 190
DQ Mixed 165
128% 174 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 52.7%
Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
664GB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 143 144 145 144 145 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
79.5% Very good
Read 134
Write 109
Mixed 73.7
SusWrite 144
84% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 114%
Samsung Spinpoint F2 1TB-$60
1.5TB free
Firmware: 1AG01118
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 96 96 95 96 96 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
54.7% Above average
Read 95
Write 49.2
Mixed 49.5
SusWrite 95.6
53% 72.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 54.7%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CT102464BA160B.C16 Kingston 9905403-143.A00G 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
55.5% Above average
MC Read 20.4
MC Write 20.4
MC Mixed 16.7
55% 19.2 GB/s
SC Read 13.6
SC Write 19.4
SC Mixed 17.1
48% 16.7 GB/s
Latency 68.9
58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 55.5%
Great: 55%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) Builds (Compare 1,345 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $851
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