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 (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 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	53.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

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System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	24.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 16 '20 at 18:53
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	22%

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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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Memory 88.7 1-Core 120 2-Core 223 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 401 8-Core 620 63% 510 Pts	64-Core 614 38% 614 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% MSI(1462 375A) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.87 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 88.6 Reflection 81.8 Parallax 70.9 72% 80.4 fps	Gravity 90.5 Splatting 82.1 76% 86.3 fps
Poor: 70% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 96 106 97 99 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	53.4% Above average	Read 314 Write 202 Mixed 207 SusWrite 96.7 46% 205 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 85.4 4K Mixed 13.2 99% 41.1 MB/s	DQ Read 94.9 DQ Write 191 DQ Mixed 154 114% 147 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 85%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 88GB free Firmware: 19.01H19 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 73 74 72 73 74 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Read 109 Write 106 Mixed 69 SusWrite 72.9 66% 89.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 177% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 69%
ASMT 2105 1TB 1,332 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 531GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 203 201 203 205 203 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	75.8% Very good	Read 187 Write 128 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 201 196% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 85% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 79%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 316 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 258GB free, PID 3321 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 120 123 122 123 122 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	49.3% Average	Read 120 Write 91.5 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 122 134% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown GR1600D364L11/8G Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 0793 GR1600D364L11/8G Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1600, 1333, 1600, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	57% Above average	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 16.3 56% 19.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 18.8 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 68.8 58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 57%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 35%

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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 $134	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