MSI Z97A GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 83% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 71% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 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 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	94% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	84.9% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97A GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	23.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150528
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 04 '19 at 17:48
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^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 (93^rd percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Memory 94.6 1-Core 128 2-Core 247 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 421 8-Core 681 68% 551 Pts	64-Core 676 42% 676 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2202 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Lighting 119 Reflection 124 Parallax 106 97% 116 fps	MRender 107 Gravity 109 Splatting 109 89% 108 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SK hynix SC308 SATA 256GB 6,224 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: 30000P10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 179 171 166 149 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Read 464 Write 255 Mixed 223 SusWrite 165 61% 277 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 98.7 4K Mixed 29.9 141% 53.9 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 258 DQ Mixed 186 175% 276 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 86%
Corsair Force LE200 SSD 240GB 4,783 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 148GB free Firmware: SBFM60.9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 192 97 97 99 98 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Read 458 Write 227 Mixed 331 SusWrite 144 64% 290 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 85.6 4K Mixed 37.6 147% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 265 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 192 171% 254 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 168 173 173 172 172 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 178 Mixed 82.3 SusWrite 171 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 491GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 168 171 171 172 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 162 Mixed 89 SusWrite 170 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 112%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 714GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 173 174 174 175 173 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 170 Mixed 102 SusWrite 173 114% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.2 253% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB 12,722 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	68.6% Good	MC Read 25 MC Write 25.1 MC Mixed 20.7 67% 23.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 24.3 61% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 58.3 69% 58.3 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 80%

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

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Typical Z97A GAMING 7 (MS-7916) Builds (Compare 354 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

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Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97A GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	247x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	44x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	15x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	65x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	29x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	29x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	18x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	17x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	16x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	18x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	16x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	15x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $657

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