MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	60.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	102% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 02 '19 at 11:36
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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 way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 131 2-Core 266 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 489 8-Core 686 74% 588 Pts	64-Core 700 43% 700 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	60.6% Good	Lighting 76.3 Reflection 75.5 Parallax 65.6 62% 72.5 fps	MRender 69.6 Gravity 69.6 Splatting 71.4 58% 70.2 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 199GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF121C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 370 240 90 83 126 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 549 Write 490 Mixed 510 SusWrite 202 98% 438 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 43.3 164% 63.6 MB/s	DQ Read 282 DQ Write 489 DQ Mixed 260 233% 344 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 157%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 343GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 348 430 465 466 460 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 474 Mixed 401 SusWrite 393 99% 440 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 54.9 200% 74.4 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 363 273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 134%
Samsung 830 128GB-$109 37,250 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 119GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 213 208 218 210 195 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	68.4% Good	Read 468 Write 193 Mixed 222 SusWrite 200 60% 271 MB/s	4K Read 22.6 4K Write 59.3 4K Mixed 24.2 97% 35.4 MB/s	DQ Read 294 DQ Write 65.2 DQ Mixed 112 100% 157 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 76%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 521GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 103 105 104 105 105 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	64.1% Good	Read 119 Write 114 Mixed 108 SusWrite 104 83% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 189% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 20,216 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	MC Read 31.1 MC Write 32.2 MC Mixed 26.5 86% 29.9 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 24.7 SC Mixed 27.5 71% 24.7 GB/s	Latency 47.7 84% 47.7 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 86%

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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	831x
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 $90Bench 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	39x
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 $269	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 $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 $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