MSI Z97M GAMING (MS-7919)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (99th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 1 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 95.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	30.2% 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)
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

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7919
Motherboard	MSI Z97M GAMING (MS-7919) (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160218
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 11 '17 at 17:33
Run Duration	111 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing way above expectations (99^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 4.7 GHz, turbo 5.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Memory 98.2 1-Core 140 2-Core 272 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 738 78% 621 Pts	64-Core 744 46% 744 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% MSI(1462 3036) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1080 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.4.4 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	30.2% Below average	Lighting 38.5 Reflection 34.8 Parallax 45.7 31% 39.7 fps	MRender 30.2 Gravity 31.8 Splatting 38.5 28% 33.5 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 30.2% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 164GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 1 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 944 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 861 (B1) Unknown 99 99 13 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 1 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 61 49 39 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 76 (F1) Unknown 99 99 5964676427
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 250GB-$33 44,469 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 218GB free Firmware: CC38 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 99 233085841 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4134 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 80 60 4396365078 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 4125 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2058 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 54 54 46 (BC) Unknown 100 99 18 (BD) vendor-specific 98 98 2 (BE) vendor-specific 63 53 622657573 (C2) HDA temperature 37 47 47244640293 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 37 30 233085841 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 6 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -32049045953035 (F1) Unknown 100 253 729646782 (F2) Unknown 100 253 2058815024	72.9% Very good	Read 127 Write 127 Mixed 116 93% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.57 4K Write 1.72 4K Mixed 0.56 117% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 2666 C11 4x4GB 222 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	MC Read 34.4 MC Write 35.5 MC Mixed 29.4 95% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 25.8 SC Mixed 29.8 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 45 89% 45 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 89%

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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	188x
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 $109Bench 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: 61% - Good

Total price: $1,324

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