MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 81.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	32% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	96.8% 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.

Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1900 x 1068 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141224
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 21 '19 at 05:30
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	CHL-User
Background CPU	37%

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PC Performing above expectations (60^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 above expectations (62^nd percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Memory 95.8 1-Core 113 2-Core 217 82% 142 Pts	4-Core 362 8-Core 567 57% 465 Pts	64-Core 557 34% 557 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% EVGA(3842 6251) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	32% Below average	Lighting 40.1 Reflection 30.8 Parallax 37.3 33% 36.1 fps	MRender 38.4 Gravity 38.5 Splatting 36.5 31% 37.8 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 32% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX300 120GB-$80 7,190 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: M2CR021 SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 394 418 433 443 206 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Read 489 Write 421 Mixed 419 SusWrite 371 96% 425 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 83.3 4K Mixed 41.6 150% 53.2 MB/s	DQ Read 39.3 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 100 102% 156 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 115%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 392GB free Firmware: 03.01A03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 116 113 115 115 115 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	64.7% Good	Read 110 Write 106 Mixed 71.7 SusWrite 115 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 223% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 109%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 199GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 60 54 45 53 72 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	35.1% Below average	Read 63.7 Write 68.7 Mixed 29 SusWrite 58.5 40% 55 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 98% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 62%
ST950032 5AS 500GB 38 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 422GB free, PID 0888 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 71 71 73 73 69 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	28.7% Poor	Read 73.5 Write 64.5 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 71.2 81% 61.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 46% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 28.7% Great: 29%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	65% Good	MC Read 22.9 MC Write 23.9 MC Mixed 20.7 64% 22.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 19.2 53% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 54.8 73% 54.8 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 72%

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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 $109Bench 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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