MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 132% UFO	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 81.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	170% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	100% 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.

System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	19.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141224
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '20 at 23:19
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Memory 83.6 1-Core 125 2-Core 238 83% 149 Pts	4-Core 423 8-Core 685 68% 554 Pts	64-Core 678 42% 678 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	170% Outstanding	Lighting 233 Reflection 277 Parallax 340 190% 283 fps	MRender 326 Gravity 245 Splatting 139 183% 237 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 170% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$206 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 85GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 312 211 207 203 207 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 446 Write 419 Mixed 366 SusWrite 247 83% 369 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 98.6 4K Mixed 47.9 164% 60 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 359 271% 364 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 266GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 425 450 440 438 422 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 455 Write 435 Mixed 399 SusWrite 420 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 57.3 201% 71.7 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 363 273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 133%
Seagate IronWolf 2TB (2016)-$105 8,291 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 177GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 135 137 138 136 135 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	Read 130 Write 133 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 136 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 100%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 446GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 174 174 174 173 175 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 136 Mixed 82.6 SusWrite 174 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 240% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1600 CL10 Series 0420 F3-1600C9-8GXM 1302 1600 CL10 Series 24GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	29.7% Poor	MC Read 8.7 MC Write 9.3 MC Mixed 9.8 26% 9.27 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 9.7 SC Mixed 11.2 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 74.1 54% 74.1 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 29.7% Great: 41%

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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	828x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	163x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	96x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	189x
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 $109Bench 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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Total price: $851

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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