MSI Z97A GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics64.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7916
MotherboardMSI Z97A GAMING 7 (MS-7916)  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150814
Uptime12.5 Days
Run DateSep 23 '20 at 20:46
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
84.5% Excellent
Memory 88.7
1-Core 90.7
2-Core 235
77% 138 Pts
4-Core 432
8-Core 663
68% 547 Pts
64-Core 640
40% 640 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 452.06
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
64.4% Good
Lighting 82.1
Reflection 83.9
Parallax 73.9
67% 80 fps
MRender 80.6
Gravity 74.4
Splatting 66.3
60% 73.8 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 64.4%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80
17GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 440
Write 417
Mixed 346
89% 401 MB/s
4K Read 36.5
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 50.2
180% 67.2 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 353
267% 359 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 115%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
108GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 102 103 103 104 102 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
72.9% Very good
Read 151
Write 120
Mixed 74.7
SusWrite 103
82% 112 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.1
218% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 72.9%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (47th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
57.9% Above average
MC Read 21.6
MC Write 21.3
MC Mixed 17.2
57% 20 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 20.7
SC Mixed 17.9
50% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 68.8
58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 57.9%
Great: 86%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97A GAMING 7 (MS-7916) Builds (Compare 354 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97A GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $657
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