MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 35% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 76.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	49.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	34.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	8.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Sep 01 '20 at 06:32
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	SAU-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing below expectations (27^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 below expectations (33^rd percentile)	76.8% Very good	Memory 82.8 1-Core 113 2-Core 215 78% 137 Pts	4-Core 382 8-Core 558 59% 470 Pts	64-Core 582 36% 582 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 3170) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.7% Average	Lighting 62.6 Reflection 67.7 Parallax 63.1 51% 64.5 fps	MRender 64.2 Gravity 53.6 Splatting 55.6 47% 57.8 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force LS 120GB-$98 9,315 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: S9FM02.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 11 18 12 12 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	34.1% Below average	Read 417 Write 64.5 Mixed 107 SusWrite 16.2 32% 151 MB/s	4K Read 17.1 4K Write 16.3 4K Mixed 7.8 44% 13.7 MB/s	DQ Read 99.7 DQ Write 55.2 DQ Mixed 3.9 23% 52.9 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 34.1% Great: 84%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 147GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 93 89 81 94 104 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	64.4% Good	Read 132 Write 112 Mixed 68.8 SusWrite 92.3 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 179% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 16,567 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	53.5% Above average	MC Read 18.7 MC Write 19.6 MC Mixed 17.5 53% 18.6 GB/s	SC Read 13 SC Write 18.4 SC Mixed 16.8 46% 16.1 GB/s	Latency 75.4 53% 75.4 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 62%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) Builds (Compare 1,340 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	829x
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 $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	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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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