MSI Z97 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 as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 82.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	107% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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	5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit renk
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '19 at 10:43
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Memory 91.7 1-Core 116 2-Core 233 83% 147 Pts	4-Core 400 8-Core 587 62% 493 Pts	64-Core 588 36% 588 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7916) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5070 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 120GB 3,551 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 152 152 152 150 151 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 449 Write 435 Mixed 357 SusWrite 185 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 41.5 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 58.7 196% 69.6 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 353 268% 361 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 112%
WD Black 500GB (2008)-$95 28,095 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 91GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 60 60 61 61 61 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	35.9% Below average	Read 64.3 Write 58.7 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 60.4 43% 58.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 69%
WD Green 500GB (2012) 31,295 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 97GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 108 110 109 110 110 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	61.1% Good	Read 103 Write 102 Mixed 89.8 SusWrite 109 75% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 137% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 79%
TOSHIBA TransMemory 8GB 12,066 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 2GB free, PID 6544 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.8 3.2 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.7 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	4.54% Terrible	Read 19.5 Write 3.5 Mixed 7.8 SusWrite 3.4 9% 8.55 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 15% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.54% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C9 2x4GB 3,671 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	32.8% Below average	MC Read 11.5 MC Write 10.6 MC Mixed 8.4 29% 10.2 GB/s	SC Read 11 SC Write 11.2 SC Mixed 11 32% 11.1 GB/s	Latency 64.6 62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 81%

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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 $40	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