MSI Z97A GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 79%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	16.7% 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	98.3% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97A GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	16.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150213
Uptime	13 Days
Run Date	Jun 11 '17 at 02:31
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	79% Very good	Memory 91.5 1-Core 110 2-Core 214 80% 139 Pts	4-Core 359 8-Core 571 57% 465 Pts	64-Core 580 36% 580 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 560 Ti-$188 42,397 User benchmarks, average bench 16% EVGA(3842 1568) 2GB CLim: 822 MHz, MLim: 1002 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 376.53 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	16.7% Very poor	Lighting 19.6 Reflection 23.1 Parallax 17.7 16% 20.1 fps	MRender 26.1 Gravity 20.1 Splatting 21.1 18% 22.5 fps
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 16.7% Great: 18%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 460A 240GB-$177 1,086 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 0 0 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 11407 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 731 (AB) Unknown 100 100 82361168 (AE) Unknown 100 100 28 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (D0) Spin buzz 100 100 97 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 1 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 97 97 97 (F1) Unknown 100 100 6608 (F2) Unknown 100 100 3255 (F9) Unknown 100 100 381277894	98.3% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 477 Mixed 473 108% 482 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 24.2 127% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 183 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 73 110% 201 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 108%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 5TB 1,106 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1TB free Firmware: D781 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Read 170 Write 130 Mixed 91.3 97% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.54 4K Write 4.41 4K Mixed 0.68 221% 2.21 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 90%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 5TB 1,106 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 710GB free Firmware: D781 Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	43.3% Average	Read 76 Write 73.7 Mixed 62.8 53% 70.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.76 4K Write 4.09 4K Mixed 0.17 127% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 90%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 604GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 184 176 7800 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3089 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 88 87 9189 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 741 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 42 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 196 196 14692 (C2) HDA temperature 114 102 38 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	75% Very good	Read 126 Write 135 Mixed 128 98% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.76 4K Write 2.28 4K Mixed 0.28 105% 1.11 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB 6,625 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	57.1% Above average	MC Read 20.3 MC Write 21 MC Mixed 17.4 56% 19.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 19.7 SC Mixed 18.6 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 64.9 62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 62%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97A GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	247x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	44x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	15x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	65x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	29x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	29x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	18x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	17x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 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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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $657

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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