MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	51.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	114% 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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

10 days ago, 10 days ago, 10 days ago.

System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140724
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '21 at 13:11
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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-$348 340,934 User benchmarks, average bench 84% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Memory 94.2 1-Core 127 2-Core 246 90% 156 Pts	4-Core 429 8-Core 566 65% 498 Pts	64-Core 522 35% 522 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$340 642,081 User benchmarks, average bench 51% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.3% Above average	Lighting 63.7 Reflection 69.2 Parallax 61.7 52% 64.9 fps	MRender 66.6 Gravity 62.9 Splatting 54.5 51% 61.3 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$70 768,156 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 95GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 302 296 267 241 196 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 485 Mixed 385 SusWrite 260 91% 407 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 63 197% 72.2 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 356 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 123%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$30 1,227,452 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 672GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 197 198 197 196 198 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 153 Mixed 93.4 SusWrite 193 116% 158 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 114%
WD My Passport 500GB 2,766 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 118GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 40 40 40 40 40 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	19.3% Very poor	Read 38.3 Write 29.2 Mixed 28.1 SusWrite 38.7 45% 33.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 19.3% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 83,026 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	69.8% Good	MC Read 25.3 MC Write 25.5 MC Mixed 21.3 69% 24 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 23.6 SC Mixed 23.4 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 59.3 68% 59.3 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 73%

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Gaming 46%

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 39%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) - $203

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 84%, 340,934 samples	1,133x
Core i5-4690KIntel $221Bench 79%, 219,579 samples	316x
Core i7-4790Intel $209Bench 76%, 202,700 samples	126x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $340Bench 51%, 642,081 samples	336x
GTX 1070Nvidia $330Bench 79%, 993,871 samples	124x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 61%, 118,990 samples	122x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $70Bench 105%, 768,156 samples	95x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $125Bench 110%, 647,981 samples	80x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 95%, 162,787 samples	74x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 59%, 32,781 samples	76x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 83,026 samples	66x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 66%, 17,224 samples	63x

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Value: 54% - Above average

Total price: $961

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9600K $200	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $47
Intel Core i5-10600K $257	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-10400F $161	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $40

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $71	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16