MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall 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!
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics36.6% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7916
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150814
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 27 '19 at 19:59
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4570-$99
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
80.3% Excellent
Memory 93.8
1-Core 101
2-Core 201
77% 132 Pts
4-Core 387
8-Core 388
52% 388 Pts
64-Core 388
24% 388 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 80.3%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279
MSI(1462 2825) 2GB
CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
36.6% Below average
Lighting 44
Reflection 40
Parallax 56.8
36% 46.9 fps
MRender 55.3
Gravity 51
Splatting 37.2
38% 47.8 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 36.6%
Great: 36%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40
287GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CR100-10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 48 37 58 63 66 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
33.3% Below average
Read 60.8
Write 67
Mixed 24.8
SusWrite 55.2
38% 52 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.3
62% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 33.3%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
61.9% Good
MC Read 21.9
MC Write 23.1
MC Mixed 19.8
62% 21.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 18.2
SC Mixed 18.3
50% 17.3 GB/s
Latency 60.3
66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 61.9%
Great: 62%

 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 1,340 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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