MSI Z97A GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 76% Battleship	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 63% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 85.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	86.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	123% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97A GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 21 '17 at 09:45
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	40%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Memory 93.4 1-Core 128 2-Core 255 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 425 8-Core 598 64% 512 Pts	64-Core 644 40% 644 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% MSI(1462 3233) CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 382.5 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Lighting 112 Reflection 115 Parallax 102 92% 110 fps	MRender 94.3 Gravity 99.3 Splatting 88.6 76% 94.1 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$140 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 340GB free Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	230% Outstanding	Read 1,260 Write 1,424 Mixed 1,466 310% 1,383 MB/s	4K Read 59.6 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 52.7 238% 88 MB/s	DQ Read 549 DQ Write 398 DQ Mixed 204 225% 383 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 230% Great: 254%
Samsung SM951 AHCI PCIe M.2 256GB-$223 7,621 User benchmarks, average bench 175% 176GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW2500Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 3977 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 840 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 97 97 77 (AE) Unknown 99 99 27 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 854 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 56 32 44 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 99 99 19840 (F1) Unknown 99 99 5486 (F2) Unknown 99 99 9557	123% Outstanding	Read 763 Write 662 Mixed 721 160% 715 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 29 164% 62.8 MB/s	DQ Read 43.2 DQ Write 125 DQ Mixed 28.6 38% 65.6 MB/s
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 220%
HyperX Savage 240GB-$117 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 171GB free Firmware: SAFM00.r Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3788 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 774 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 587 (AD) Unknown 100 100 262158 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 917508 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 21 (C2) HDA temperature 66 46 231929413666 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 1036 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 899 (F2) Unknown 100 100 914 (F4) Unknown 100 100 4 (F5) Unknown 100 100 14 (F6) Unknown 100 100 283648	94.7% Outstanding	Read 521 Write 505 Mixed 512 115% 513 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 13.8 123% 51.8 MB/s	DQ Read 31.6 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 13.8 61% 126 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 111%
HyperX Savage 240GB-$117 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 65GB free Firmware: SAFM00.r Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3796 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 776 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 512 (AD) Unknown 100 100 655386 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 29 (C2) HDA temperature 67 52 206159609889 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 2761 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 2268 (F2) Unknown 100 100 3786 (F4) Unknown 100 100 10 (F5) Unknown 100 100 26 (F6) Unknown 100 100 750080	101% Outstanding	Read 522 Write 494 Mixed 514 114% 510 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 14 124% 51.6 MB/s	DQ Read 334 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 13.8 98% 227 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x4GB 3,428 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	57% Above average	MC Read 19.5 MC Write 20.7 MC Mixed 17.6 55% 19.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 17.9 52% 18.3 GB/s	Latency 61.2 65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 63%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 85%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97A GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	250x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	44x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	16x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	67x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	29x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	29x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	18x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	18x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	16x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	18x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	16x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	15x

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Total price: $642

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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