MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 45% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 81.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	62.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	3.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 19 '20 at 13:47
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	12%

Watch Gameplay: 1060-6GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing as expected (56^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 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Memory 94.1 1-Core 121 2-Core 237 86% 151 Pts	4-Core 377 8-Core 524 57% 451 Pts	64-Core 485 30% 485 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AC) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	62.2% Good	Lighting 78 Reflection 78 Parallax 74.4 64% 76.8 fps	MRender 71.2 Gravity 72.2 Splatting 74.4 60% 72.6 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB (2017)-$154 14,088 User benchmarks, average bench 131% 279GB free (System drive) Firmware: B35900WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 365 369 374 374 345 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 608 Write 584 Mixed 474 SusWrite 371 114% 510 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 84.7 4K Mixed 42.3 156% 55 MB/s	DQ Read 39.9 DQ Write 496 DQ Mixed 356 250% 298 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 155%
Sandisk S128G 126GB 21,984 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 10GB free Firmware: 3.2.0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 439 Write 333 Mixed 85 63% 286 MB/s	4K Read 16.5 4K Write 17.1 4K Mixed 12.8 50% 15.5 MB/s	DQ Read 24.7 DQ Write 18.5 DQ Mixed 14.7 13% 19.3 MB/s
Poor: 29% Great: 56%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 427GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 170 171 171 172 171 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Read 134 Write 99 Mixed 64 SusWrite 170 85% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 788GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 149 149 150 150 150 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	79.6% Very good	Read 128 Write 90.7 Mixed 73 SusWrite 149 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2133 C9 2x4GB 1,969 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	68.9% Good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 27.1 MC Mixed 22.1 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 15 39% 13.6 GB/s	Latency 59.4 67% 59.4 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 83%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) Builds (Compare 1,341 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	830x
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 $90Bench 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	39x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	37x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $851

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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