MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 42% Speed boat	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 30.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	26.5% 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	42.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB 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.

Very high background CPU (99%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	17.5 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 10 '19 at 11:07
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	99%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	30.4% Below average	Memory 53.4 1-Core 14.2 2-Core 25.1 24% 30.9 Pts	4-Core 43.1 8-Core 80.3 7% 61.7 Pts	64-Core 84.1 5% 84.1 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 30.4% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Sapphire(174B E308) CLim: 1010 MHz, MLim: 1450 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.10.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	26.5% Poor	Lighting 27.4 Reflection 36.3 Parallax 57.9 22% 40.5 fps	MRender 51 Gravity 42.5 Splatting 36.4 35% 43.3 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 26.5% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 240GB-$20 61,417 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900612 SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 141 140 88 52 64 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	42.7% Average	Read 102 Write 252 Mixed 289 SusWrite 119 44% 190 MB/s	4K Read 21.6 4K Write 40.4 4K Mixed 20 80% 27.3 MB/s	DQ Read 173 DQ Write 147 DQ Mixed 154 117% 158 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 91%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 209GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 61 63 62 61 62 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	34.3% Below average	Read 57.5 Write 55.7 Mixed 41.9 SusWrite 61.6 40% 54.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 135% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 57%
Samsung HD642JJ 640GB-$70 13,060 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 233GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 91 92 92 92 91 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Read 90.8 Write 87.9 Mixed 58.3 SusWrite 91 60% 82 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 190% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 63%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB-$497 27,212 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 7GB free Firmware: ST6OA3AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 79 63 66 80 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Read 103 Write 105 Mixed 55.8 SusWrite 77.6 63% 85.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 0215 CM3X2G1600C8D 0215 CMX8GX3M1A1600C11 0215 CM3X2G1600C8D 20GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 2048, 8192, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	40.4% Average	MC Read 16.3 MC Write 15 MC Mixed 16.7 46% 16 GB/s	SC Read 4.8 SC Write 4 SC Mixed 6.2 14% 5 GB/s	Latency 149 27% 149 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 50%

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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	829x
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 $109Bench 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	38x
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 $273	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 $45	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