MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	24.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	313% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '20 at 10:52
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.4 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 133 2-Core 262 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 514 8-Core 506 68% 510 Pts	64-Core 500 31% 500 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85B7) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.55 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	24.5% Poor	Lighting 16.9 Reflection 78.7 Parallax 70.1 14% 55.2 fps	MRender 72.6 Gravity 71.5 Splatting 32.4 45% 58.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 24.5% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 595GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 964 1389 1455 1482 1455 1425 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	313% Outstanding	Read 2,470 Write 2,349 Mixed 1,791 SusWrite 1,362 447% 1,993 MB/s	4K Read 62 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 84.2 281% 98.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,078 DQ Write 904 DQ Mixed 999 746% 994 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 313% Great: 410%
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 226GB free Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 331 331 331 331 331 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Read 442 Write 328 Mixed 306 SusWrite 331 79% 352 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 42.5 156% 59.2 MB/s	DQ Read 176 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 179 154% 222 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 356GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 197 198 194 196 198 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 150 Mixed 84.8 SusWrite 192 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT32GX3M4X1866C9 4x8GB 285 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	73.2% Very good	MC Read 26 MC Write 26.7 MC Mixed 23.5 73% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 24.1 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 58.5 68% 58.5 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 112%

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

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Gaming 42%

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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 $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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $851

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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