MSI NIGHTBLADE Z97

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 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 81.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	22.7% 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	71.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	10GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 10GB 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

5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MICRO-STAR MS-7920
Motherboard	MSI NIGHTBLADE Z97 (all builds)
Memory	6.6 GB free of 10 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit farger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140919
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 24 '19 at 21:37
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing below expectations (39^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Memory 86.4 1-Core 129 2-Core 243 86% 153 Pts	4-Core 418 8-Core 629 65% 523 Pts	64-Core 674 42% 674 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 2847) 2GB CLim: 1341 MHz, MLim: 1627 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	22.7% Poor	Lighting 23.8 Reflection 24.8 Parallax 23.7 19% 24.1 fps	MRender 35.1 Gravity 38.2 Splatting 34.3 29% 35.9 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 22.7% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor PX-128M6M 128GB 527 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 259 311 300 321 323 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	71.9% Very good	Read 458 Write 321 Mixed 258 SusWrite 302 75% 335 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 41.8 4K Mixed 24.3 90% 30 MB/s	DQ Read 230 DQ Write 112 DQ Mixed 137 111% 160 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 97%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 559GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 135 148 144 149 150 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Read 154 Write 136 Mixed 80.2 SusWrite 145 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 239% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston MSI16D3LU1KFG/8G 1315 CT25664BA1339.C8F 10GB 1600, 1333 MHz 8192, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	30.5% Below average	MC Read 10.1 MC Write 10.3 MC Mixed 8.5 28% 9.63 GB/s	SC Read 9.5 SC Write 10 SC Mixed 9.1 27% 9.53 GB/s	Latency 71 56% 71 ns

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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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Typical NIGHTBLADE Z97 Builds (Compare 60 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI NIGHTBLADE Z97

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	24x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	17x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	5x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	12x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	7x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	4x

SSD
TS128GMSA370 128GBTranscendBench 64%, 512 samples	4x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	4x
Premier SP610 256GBAdata $100Bench 82%, 1,898 samples	3x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	12x
MSI16D3LU1KFG/8G 1x8GBKingstonBench 31%, 186 samples	6x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	5x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $548

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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