MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics35.8% 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 Drive64.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7916
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)  (all builds)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateMar 13 '20 at 15:44
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User DNK-User
Background CPU 39%

 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
74.3% Very good
Memory 81.8
1-Core 105
2-Core 211
75% 133 Pts
4-Core 384
8-Core 402
52% 393 Pts
64-Core 394
24% 394 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 74.3%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7990 (CrossFire Disabled)
AMD(1002 0B2A) 3GB
CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 20.2.2
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
35.8% Below average
Lighting 45.8
Reflection 32.1
Parallax 58.8
37% 45.6 fps
MRender 30.9
Gravity 48.5
Splatting 40
33% 39.8 fps
Poor: 28%
This bench: 35.8%
Great: 37%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 128GB
21GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E8TM11.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 135 108 103 109 51 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
64.2% Good
Read 462
Write 132
Mixed 182
SusWrite 107
48% 221 MB/s
4K Read 22.9
4K Write 70.3
4K Mixed 22.9
101% 38.7 MB/s
DQ Read 206
DQ Write 188
DQ Mixed 226
161% 206 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 64.2%
Great: 168%
WD Blue 2.5" 160GB (2009)-$23
149GB free
Firmware: 11.01A11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 57 60 60 60 60 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
32.8% Below average
Read 55
Write 60
Mixed 41.5
SusWrite 59
40% 53.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 32.8%
Great: 36%
Seagate ST500LM012 HN-M500MBB 500GB
381GB free
Firmware: 2AR10002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 61 60 60 64 62 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
35.7% Below average
Read 63
Write 71
Mixed 41.5
SusWrite 61.2
44% 59.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.6
104% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 35.7%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5471-053.A00LF 99U5471-056.A00LF 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
25.3% Poor
MC Read 7.7
MC Write 8.6
MC Mixed 7
22% 7.77 GB/s
SC Read 6.4
SC Write 8.8
SC Mixed 9.6
24% 8.27 GB/s
Latency 77.3
52% 77.3 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 25.3%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) Builds (Compare 1,347 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) - $203

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $851
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