MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 89.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	61.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	105% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

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

System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	15.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 21 '20 at 02:06
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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 4.5 GHz, turbo 5.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Memory 94 1-Core 128 2-Core 264 90% 162 Pts	4-Core 490 8-Core 502 66% 496 Pts	64-Core 479 30% 479 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	61.6% Good	Lighting 77.4 Reflection 77.2 Parallax 67.7 63% 74.1 fps	MRender 71.4 Gravity 72.3 Splatting 71.1 59% 71.6 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB 25,072 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 191GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 335 238 239 234 232 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 432 Write 470 Mixed 360 SusWrite 276 86% 384 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 86.6 4K Mixed 52.5 175% 60 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 361 271% 361 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 131%
WD WD5000AACS-00ZUB0 500GB 19,716 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 410GB free Firmware: 01.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 75 74 76 75 75 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	40.3% Average	Read 65.3 Write 62.3 Mixed 48.5 SusWrite 74.8 46% 62.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 49%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 890GB free Firmware: JP4OA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 232 228 231 236 231 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 238 Write 244 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 230 145% 200 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1.3 262% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 74%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 790 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 6TB free, PID 3322 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 175 175 179 179 179 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	Read 140 Write 162 Mixed 94.5 SusWrite 173 196% 142 MB/s	4K Read 9.5 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.8 239% 5.17 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMY16GX3M2A2400C11 0215 CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMY16GX3M2A2400C11 24GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	61.5% Good	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 22.3 MC Mixed 19.4 60% 20.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 22.8 SC Mixed 19.1 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 59.8 67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 69%

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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	834x
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 $195Bench 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	47x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $851

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16