MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	34.2% 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)
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 (40%). 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	7.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141224
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 13 '19 at 04:07
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	BHR-User
Background CPU	40%

PC Performing below expectations (38^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	71.1% Very good	Memory 80.1 1-Core 104 2-Core 189 72% 124 Pts	4-Core 336 8-Core 550 54% 443 Pts	64-Core 567 35% 567 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4995) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.67 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	34.2% Below average	Lighting 28.5 Reflection 90 Parallax 74.8 23% 64.4 fps	MRender 75.6 Gravity 75.2 Splatting 57.1 56% 69.3 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 34.2% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 4,091 Write 2,880 Mixed 3,572 781% 3,514 MB/s	4K Read 304 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 190 791% 219 MB/s	DQ Read 545 DQ Write 414 DQ Mixed 269 258% 409 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 502GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 59 51 53 52 58 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	37.6% Below average	Read 71.2 Write 79.5 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 59.9 50% 67 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.1 38% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 112%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$90 108,153 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 195GB free Firmware: 01.03A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 86 87 89 89 88 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	Read 101 Write 83.7 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 89 62% 83.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 179% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 58%
General USB Flash Disk 2GB 429 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 2GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4 4.3 4.2 3.9 4.3 4.3 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	5.44% Terrible	Read 18.5 Write 2.5 Mixed 4.3 SusWrite 4.1 7% 7.35 MB/s	4K Read 7.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 29% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.44% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 43,127 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	MC Read 18 MC Write 19.5 MC Mixed 15.9 51% 17.8 GB/s	SC Read 12.2 SC Write 15.7 SC Mixed 15.3 41% 14.4 GB/s	Latency 80.4 50% 80.4 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 63%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 35%

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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