MSI Z97M GAMING (MS-7919)

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	21% 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	116% 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.

System	MSI MS-7919
Motherboard	MSI Z97M GAMING (MS-7919) (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150812
Uptime	3.6 Days
Run Date	Aug 19 '19 at 20:55
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Memory 95.6 1-Core 119 2-Core 239 86% 151 Pts	4-Core 426 8-Core 394 56% 410 Pts	64-Core 429 27% 429 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 570-$350 22,303 User benchmarks, average bench 20% EVGA(3842 1570) 1.2GB CLim: 732 MHz, MLim: 950 MHz, Ram: 1.2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	21% Poor	Lighting 24.8 Reflection 37.9 Parallax 31.2 20% 31.3 fps	MRender 38.2 Gravity 20.3 Splatting 25.4 22% 28 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 160GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 380 206 194 194 183 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 486 Mixed 357 SusWrite 245 89% 398 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 58.7 207% 74.5 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 364 274% 365 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 134%
Seagate ST31000340AS 1TB-$136 7,908 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 107GB free Firmware: SD15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 53 54 54 55 55 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	32.5% Below average	Read 58.6 Write 6.8 Mixed 16.7 SusWrite 54.1 25% 34.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 59%
Seagate ST3250620AS 250GB-$149 6,960 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 63GB free Firmware: 3.AAE SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 60 63 63 63 63 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	33.5% Below average	Read 54 Write 31.9 Mixed 37.8 SusWrite 62.4 34% 46.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 33.5% Great: 43%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 374GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 114 113 110 108 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	68.9% Good	Read 129 Write 121 Mixed 96.2 SusWrite 111 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 212% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 76%
Seagate BUP BK 4TB 13,353 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0109 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 132 135 134 134 134 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	68.6% Good	Read 106 Write 104 Mixed 72 SusWrite 133 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.7 202% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x4GB 17,012 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	68.1% Good	MC Read 23.2 MC Write 25.4 MC Mixed 22.2 67% 23.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 23.3 57% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 55.1 72% 55.1 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 73%

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Gaming 43%

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Desktop 85%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97M GAMING (MS-7919) - $667

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	188x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	138x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	23x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	67x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	37x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	36x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	16x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	16x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	15x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	22x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	19x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	17x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $1,324

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