MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	67.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	93.2% 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	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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2138 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 16 '20 at 23:42
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Memory 97.1 1-Core 83.4 2-Core 231 77% 137 Pts	4-Core 449 8-Core 453 60% 451 Pts	64-Core 440 27% 440 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	67.3% Good	Lighting 105 Reflection 110 Parallax 93.5 86% 103 fps	MRender 92 Gravity 42.3 Splatting 0.04 32% 44.8 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SN8U256G1122 256GB 2,469 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: X4120000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 125 101 133 102 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 273 Mixed 183 SusWrite 123 60% 270 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 46.4 171% 61.7 MB/s	DQ Read 336 DQ Write 250 DQ Mixed 210 180% 265 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 98%
Kingston SSDNow V Series 128GB 244 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 97GB free Firmware: E111008a SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 171 170 197 185 194 MB/s Performing below potential (94^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	43.9% Average	Read 270 Write 81.8 Mixed 134 SusWrite 181 37% 167 MB/s	4K Read 17.5 4K Write 34.6 4K Mixed 17.6 67% 23.2 MB/s	DQ Read 29.8 DQ Write 35.2 DQ Mixed 19.2 18% 28.1 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 45%
Intel X25-M 80GB 12,660 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 59GB free Firmware: 2CV102G9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 1.6 52 1.6 40 6.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	14.6% Very poor	Read 254 Write 83.3 Mixed 43 SusWrite 23.9 22% 101 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 2 10% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 14.6% Great: 44%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 143GB free Firmware: 01.03A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 72 71 72 71 71 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	48% Average	Read 95 Write 91.5 Mixed 61.5 SusWrite 71.5 59% 79.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD3-2400 2x8GB 441 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	85.9% Excellent	MC Read 31.2 MC Write 33 MC Mixed 28.2 88% 30.8 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 21.4 SC Mixed 25 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 49.9 80% 49.9 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 87%

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

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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	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 $184	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) $35	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