MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	141% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). 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	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 05 '19 at 04:20
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Memory 95.6 1-Core 108 2-Core 219 81% 141 Pts	4-Core 372 8-Core 420 52% 396 Pts	64-Core 406 25% 406 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung NVMe MZVPV256HDGL-00000 256GB 5,877 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 83GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 476 464 474 465 455 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	141% Outstanding	Read 668 Write 546 Mixed 448 SusWrite 465 119% 532 MB/s	4K Read 46.5 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 54.8 202% 72.5 MB/s	DQ Read 780 DQ Write 283 DQ Mixed 449 354% 504 MB/s
Poor: 133% ↑ This bench: 141% Great: 247%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 54GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 242 244 242 242 242 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Read 343 Write 334 Mixed 304 SusWrite 238 69% 305 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 71.1 4K Mixed 46.1 150% 50.8 MB/s	DQ Read 268 DQ Write 214 DQ Mixed 230 175% 237 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 124%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$24 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 132GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 83 82 81 79 80 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	45.6% Average	Read 78.5 Write 79.3 Mixed 48.5 SusWrite 80.3 53% 71.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 60%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 144GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 108 109 109 108 107 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	79.4% Very good	Read 169 Write 122 Mixed 74 SusWrite 108 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.1 213% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 108%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 317GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 88 88 89 88 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	49.5% Average	Read 84.2 Write 71.8 Mixed 60 SusWrite 88.2 56% 76.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 59%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 1,303 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 211GB free, PID 2322 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 84 84 83 85 84 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	40.4% Average	Read 64.3 Write 54 Mixed 52 SusWrite 84 87% 63.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.5 159% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 52%

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 @ 2000 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	74.4% Very good	MC Read 26.8 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 24 75% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 21.4 57% 19.9 GB/s	Latency 55.4 72% 55.4 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 72%

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

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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	828x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	163x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	96x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	189x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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