MSI Z97A GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 84.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	122% 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.

Very high background CPU (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97A GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit renk
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 31 '19 at 11:54
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	48%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Memory 96.8 1-Core 74.9 2-Core 204 72% 125 Pts	4-Core 396 8-Core 527 59% 462 Pts	64-Core 547 34% 547 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 84%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 153GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 313 312 312 302 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 491 Mixed 462 SusWrite 319 100% 447 MB/s	4K Read 48 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 60.6 210% 73.7 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 363 273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 128%
Corsair Force LS 120GB-$98 9,315 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 45GB free Firmware: S8FM07.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 196 196 197 197 197 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	73.9% Very good	Read 509 Write 199 Mixed 220 SusWrite 196 62% 281 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 92 4K Mixed 23.5 116% 46.6 MB/s	DQ Read 142 DQ Write 178 DQ Mixed 69 77% 130 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$25 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 868GB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 93 93 93 93 93 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	78.4% Very good	Read 180 Write 140 Mixed 90.2 SusWrite 92.7 93% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 112%
WD Elements 25A2 1TB 31,808 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 90GB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 73 71 72 72 73 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	32.3% Below average	Read 75 Write 75.2 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 72.2 92% 68 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 91% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 32.3% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT4G3D1869DT2TXOB 4x4GB 319 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	68.9% Good	MC Read 24.9 MC Write 25.6 MC Mixed 21.3 68% 23.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 19 SC Mixed 19.5 55% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 51 78% 51 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 75%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 85%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97A GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	249x
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	66x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	29x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	29x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	18x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	18x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 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: 63% - Good

Total price: $633

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16