MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics93.9% 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 Drive111% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7916
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)  (all builds)
Memory24 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 27 '19 at 19:28
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
84.1% Excellent
Memory 94.8
1-Core 128
2-Core 226
86% 150 Pts
4-Core 407
8-Core 517
59% 462 Pts
64-Core 561
35% 561 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 84.1%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
93.9% Outstanding
Lighting 121
Reflection 130
Parallax 110
99% 120 fps
MRender 93.8
Gravity 118
Splatting 99.7
85% 104 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 93.9%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
117GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 189 177 174 176 174 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 487
Mixed 461
SusWrite 191
92% 412 MB/s
4K Read 41.9
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 59
200% 71.9 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 362
273% 366 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 111%
Great: 129%
Hitachi HDN724030ALE640 3TB
318GB free
Firmware: MJ8OA5E0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 156 156 156 156 156 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
88.1% Excellent
Read 152
Write 144
Mixed 44.2
SusWrite 155
90% 124 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.8
171% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 88.1%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
65.3% Good
MC Read 22.2
MC Write 24.6
MC Mixed 19.9
64% 22.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 23.1
SC Mixed 22.6
60% 21 GB/s
Latency 57.5
70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 65.3%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) Builds (Compare 1,340 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) - $203

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $851
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