MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 86%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	52.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	197% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	13.3 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	Jun 04 '19 at 08:47
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	86% Excellent	Memory 91.9 1-Core 119 2-Core 237 84% 149 Pts	4-Core 436 8-Core 595 65% 516 Pts	64-Core 595 37% 595 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3415) CLim: 1291 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	52.6% Above average	Lighting 66.4 Reflection 66.5 Parallax 81 54% 71.3 fps	MRender 66.2 Gravity 62.7 Splatting 55.1 50% 61.4 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP EX920 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 2,407 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 142GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVN105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 950 1063 378 223 222 226 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	197% Outstanding	Read 1,184 Write 1,053 Mixed 823 SusWrite 510 200% 893 MB/s	4K Read 54.7 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 79.2 263% 94.4 MB/s	DQ Read 823 DQ Write 800 DQ Mixed 632 524% 752 MB/s
Poor: 117% ↑ This bench: 197% Great: 257%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 185 185 188 188 188 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 145 Mixed 82.7 SusWrite 185 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 114%
Toshiba HDWF180 8TB 2,355 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 4TB free Firmware: GX0B SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 205 199 203 204 207 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 202 Write 192 Mixed 93.7 SusWrite 203 126% 173 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 6.5 4K Mixed 0.9 287% 3 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 465GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 170 159 155 156 156 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Read 151 Write 149 Mixed 68 SusWrite 160 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.8 223% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 90%
Toshiba HDWF180 8TB 2,355 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 7.5TB free Firmware: GX0B SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 236 232 240 239 237 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 228 Write 230 Mixed 91.3 SusWrite 237 143% 197 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 6.6 4K Mixed 0.8 332% 3.43 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 133%
WD My Book 1140 2TB 10,094 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 67GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 112 111 112 111 112 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	42.8% Average	Read 83.6 Write 84.3 Mixed 65.2 SusWrite 112 119% 86.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 95% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3 1333 C9 4x4GB 1,941 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	53% Above average	MC Read 18.8 MC Write 18.7 MC Mixed 15.4 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 18.8 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 64.2 62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 54%

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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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Total price: $851

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	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 $183	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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