MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 45% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	49.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	23.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	8.6 Days
Run Date	Oct 18 '19 at 12:19
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Memory 97.9 1-Core 116 2-Core 230 85% 148 Pts	4-Core 388 8-Core 580 60% 484 Pts	64-Core 584 36% 584 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.7% Average	Lighting 60.6 Reflection 57.9 Parallax 47.2 49% 55.2 fps	MRender 71 Gravity 62.3 Splatting 54.5 50% 62.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 6,894 Write 5,369 Mixed 6,272 1,376% 6,179 MB/s	4K Read 566 4K Write 235 4K Mixed 309 1,377% 370 MB/s	DQ Read 1,177 DQ Write 663 DQ Mixed 852 652% 897 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$62 37,583 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 417GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 99 99 99 99 98 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	67.6% Good	Read 137 Write 128 Mixed 82.5 SusWrite 98.1 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 87%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 123GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 102 101 102 104 104 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	76.6% Very good	Read 166 Write 71.2 Mixed 63.2 SusWrite 101 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x8GB 7,519 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	82.8% Excellent	MC Read 32.1 MC Write 31.2 MC Mixed 23.9 83% 29.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 22.2 SC Mixed 25.8 65% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 46.6 86% 46.6 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 119%

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

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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	828x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	163x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	96x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	189x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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