MSI Z97M GAMING (MS-7919)

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 49.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	1.82% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	92.7% 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	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.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7919
Motherboard	MSI Z97M GAMING (MS-7919) (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160218
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 29 '17 at 22:06
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4570-$99 129,272 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 1.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	49.3% Average	Memory 76.3 1-Core 65.2 2-Core 94.3 51% 78.6 Pts	4-Core 132 8-Core 132 18% 132 Pts	64-Core 130 8% 130 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7919) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	1.82% Terrible	Lighting 1.83 Reflection 2.81 Parallax 2.59 2% 2.41 fps	MRender 4.05 Gravity 1.27 Splatting 3.52 2% 2.95 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 1.82% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB 25,072 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 294GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT21B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 5410 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 2175 (B1) Unknown 99 99 5 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 55 52 45 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 33 (F1) Unknown 99 99 7979184886	92.7% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 402 Mixed 412 98% 443 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 68 4K Mixed 32.1 139% 46.9 MB/s	DQ Read 128 DQ Write 134 DQ Mixed 47.5 59% 103 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 131%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 446 (03) Spinup time 188 174 5558 (04) Start/Stop count 93 93 7281 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 82 82 13844 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4071 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 401 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 191 191 29939 (C2) HDA temperature 108 95 42 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 4 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 3 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 195 161 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 4	94.2% Outstanding	Read 203 Write 124 Mixed 135 115% 154 MB/s	4K Read 2.97 4K Write 3.54 4K Mixed 0.17 208% 2.22 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 83%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 3.5TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 140 140 69 (03) Spinup time 167 167 21502951683 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 2895 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 5352 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2176 (C0) Power-off retract count 98 98 2968 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 2968 (C2) HDA temperature 139 139 219044642859 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	84.2% Excellent	Read 129 Write 165 Mixed 146 110% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.59 4K Write 3.01 4K Mixed 0.2 102% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 40,596 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.4% Average	MC Read 17 MC Write 18.4 MC Mixed 16.2 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 11.7 SC Write 12.2 SC Mixed 15.1 37% 13 GB/s	Latency 87.7 46% 87.7 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 85%

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Typical Z97M GAMING (MS-7919) Builds (Compare 454 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 43%

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Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97M GAMING (MS-7919) - $667

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	190x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	138x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	23x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	67x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	37x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	36x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	16x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	16x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	15x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	22x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	19x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	17x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $1,309

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16