MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 111%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 95%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 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.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics146% 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 Drive135% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)  (all builds)
Memory8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150814
Uptime1 Days
Run DateNov 05 '20 at 02:25
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing way below expectations (19th 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 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
77.7% Very good
Memory 83.4
1-Core 102
2-Core 237
78% 141 Pts
4-Core 388
8-Core 646
63% 517 Pts
64-Core 622
38% 622 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 77.7%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306
Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 457.09
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
146% Outstanding
Lighting 174
Reflection 252
Parallax 356
142% 261 fps
MRender 328
Gravity 254
Splatting 146
188% 243 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 146%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68
34GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 552 424 224 128 133 131 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
135% Outstanding
Read 562
Write 539
Mixed 549
SusWrite 265
108% 479 MB/s
4K Read 37.8
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 62.1
201% 73.6 MB/s
DQ Read 768
DQ Write 716
DQ Mixed 869
618% 784 MB/s
Poor: 152%
This bench: 135%
Great: 237%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40
324GB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 111 112 108 112 112 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
63.8% Good
Read 112
Write 81.6
Mixed 62.3
SusWrite 110
67% 91.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 63.8%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (43rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49.9% Average
MC Read 17.7
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 15.8
49% 17.2 GB/s
SC Read 12.4
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 14.9
43% 15 GB/s
Latency 74.6
54% 74.6 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 49.9%
Great: 71%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) Builds (Compare 1,340 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $851
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