MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	129% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	46.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (11%). 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	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 30 '20 at 13:29
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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 way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Memory 91.1 1-Core 127 2-Core 250 87% 156 Pts	4-Core 481 8-Core 660 72% 571 Pts	64-Core 662 41% 662 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.55 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Lighting 180 Reflection 193 Parallax 178 147% 184 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 184 Splatting 126 117% 145 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU700 120GB 3,283 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: L170203b SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 127 123 127 128 145 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	46.6% Average	Read 333 Write 15.5 Mixed 27 SusWrite 127 27% 126 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 14.5 4K Mixed 14.7 79% 21.4 MB/s	DQ Read 90.1 DQ Write 13.7 DQ Mixed 58 41% 53.9 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 82%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 1TB 18,390 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 64GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 82 79 79 79 82 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	47.4% Average	Read 84.7 Write 104 Mixed 81.2 SusWrite 79.8 65% 87.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.6 146% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 63%
KINGSTON SH103S3240G 240GB 169GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 126 142 141 142 141 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	165% Outstanding	Read 344 Write 280 Mixed 283 SusWrite 138 339% 261 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 25.8 4K Mixed 23.3 1,754% 23.9 MB/s	DQ Read 24.4 DQ Write 26.1 DQ Mixed 24.2 1,801% 24.9 MB/s

ST1000LM 014-SSHD-8GB 1TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 197GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 84 82 83 83 83 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	46.5% Average	Read 77.8 Write 38 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 82.3 87% 65.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 5.6 4K Mixed 1.2 233% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 50%
Samsung SSD 860 QVO 1TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 263% 240GB free, PID 0578 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 308 349 352 352 352 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	297% Outstanding	Read 324 Write 321 Mixed 306 SusWrite 334 440% 321 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 55.7 4K Mixed 35 3,184% 39.1 MB/s	DQ Read 28.9 DQ Write 66.7 DQ Mixed 38.3 3,679% 44.6 MB/s
Poor: 204% ↑ This bench: 297% Great: 331%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 20,216 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	57.6% Above average	MC Read 20.8 MC Write 21 MC Mixed 16.9 56% 19.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 22.4 SC Mixed 19.3 53% 18.7 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 86%

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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 1,354 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) - $203

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	840x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	164x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	97x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	191x
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 $100Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	47x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	45x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	46x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	39x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	37x

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Total price: $851

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16