MSI Z97M GAMING (MS-7919)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	54.9% 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)
Boot Drive	166% 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.

System	MSI MS-7919
Motherboard	MSI Z97M GAMING (MS-7919) (all builds)
Memory	5.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150529
Uptime	31.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 18 '20 at 20:19
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Memory 88.6 1-Core 127 2-Core 249 86% 155 Pts	4-Core 434 8-Core 653 68% 544 Pts	64-Core 652 40% 652 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% Sapphire(174B E324) CLim: 1010 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.12.2 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Lighting 67.7 Reflection 60.5 Parallax 78.7 55% 68.9 fps	MRender 60.5 Gravity 57.7 Splatting 76.2 54% 64.8 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 305GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 438 453 479 481 484 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	166% Outstanding	Read 702 Write 564 Mixed 603 SusWrite 462 131% 583 MB/s	4K Read 61.4 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 77.9 252% 84 MB/s	DQ Read 773 DQ Write 617 DQ Mixed 812 576% 734 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 166% Great: 355%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 187GB free Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 230 205 154 148 134 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 476 Mixed 406 SusWrite 183 87% 390 MB/s	4K Read 43.8 4K Write 96.9 4K Mixed 57.7 192% 66.1 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 250 217% 322 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 126%
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$70 18,195 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 118GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 230 237 251 253 257 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 472 Mixed 346 SusWrite 243 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 44.8 166% 60.8 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 329 255% 350 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 119%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 197GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 230 237 251 253 257 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 473 Mixed 397 SusWrite 243 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 45 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 59.9 202% 70.6 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 357 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 134%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 530GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 113 112 114 114 115 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	71.1% Very good	Read 134 Write 130 Mixed 84.5 SusWrite 114 85% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 231% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C10 2x8GB 3,028 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.6% Above average	MC Read 18 MC Write 18.5 MC Mixed 15.8 50% 17.4 GB/s	SC Read 14 SC Write 19 SC Mixed 17.1 48% 16.7 GB/s	Latency 68.9 58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 79%

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Typical Z97M GAMING (MS-7919) Builds (Compare 453 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97M GAMING (MS-7919) - $667

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	190x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	138x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	23x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	67x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	37x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	36x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	16x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	16x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	15x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	22x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	19x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	17x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $1,324

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 $179	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