MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 92%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics67% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive53.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7916
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)  (all builds)
Memory6.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 30 '17 at 15:14
Run Duration86 Seconds
Run User SYC-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92% Outstanding
Memory 97.6
1-Core 116
2-Core 240
86% 151 Pts
4-Core 473
8-Core 631
70% 552 Pts
64-Core 593
37% 593 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 92%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 382.33
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
67% Good
Lighting 84.7
Reflection 91.6
Parallax 86.6
69% 87.6 fps
MRender 82.9
Gravity 77.7
Splatting 72.6
63% 77.7 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 67%
Great: 66%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V+200 240GB-$193
75GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 501ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
53.3% Above average
Read 196
Write 179
Mixed 129
37% 168 MB/s
4K Read 25.8
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 11.7
111% 48.4 MB/s
DQ Read 27.3
DQ Write 113
DQ Mixed 48.3
43% 62.7 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 53.3%
Great: 91%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
79.7% Very good
MC Read 30.2
MC Write 30
MC Mixed 23.8
80% 28 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 22.2
SC Mixed 24.3
62% 21.7 GB/s
Latency 47.8
84% 47.8 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 79.7%
Great: 83%

 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 1,359 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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