MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 170% UFO	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 140% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 81.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	217% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	111% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 16 '21 at 12:05
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (57^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 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Memory 87 1-Core 124 2-Core 241 84% 151 Pts	4-Core 408 8-Core 588 62% 498 Pts	64-Core 598 37% 598 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Zotac(19DA 1613) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	217% Outstanding	Lighting 324 Reflection 343 Parallax 337 264% 335 fps	MRender 352 Gravity 253 Splatting 192 209% 266 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 217% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 119GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 414 415 425 427 422 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 471 Write 440 Mixed 348 SusWrite 419 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 99.9 4K Mixed 45.6 163% 59.8 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 349 264% 355 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 124%
WDC WDS100T2B0A 1TB 10,504 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 862GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 414 411 418 420 418 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Read 445 Write 419 Mixed 360 SusWrite 416 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 56.5 4K Mixed 35.2 118% 40.1 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 282 230% 327 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 121%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 832GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 165 165 165 165 167 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Read 156 Write 161 Mixed 107 SusWrite 165 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 237% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x4GB 4,979 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	57.2% Above average	MC Read 21.5 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 16.6 56% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 20.2 SC Mixed 18 51% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 70.4 57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 103%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

Jet ski

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

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	829x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	164x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	96x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	190x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	87x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	75x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	58x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	46x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	45x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	45x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	38x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	37x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $851

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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