MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Speed boat	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 35% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 72.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	49.4% 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)
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.

Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	5.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140918
Uptime	6.7 Days
Run Date	Apr 08 '21 at 16:31
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	36%

PC Performing below expectations (35^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-$348 372,548 User benchmarks, average bench 83% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	72.5% Very good	Memory 93.9 1-Core 118 2-Core 207 83% 139 Pts	4-Core 277 8-Core 562 52% 420 Pts	64-Core 552 37% 552 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 93%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 970-$340 677,318 User benchmarks, average bench 51% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.4% Average	Lighting 60 Reflection 71.9 Parallax 64.3 48% 65.4 fps	MRender 69.2 Gravity 61.2 Splatting 57.3 50% 62.6 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 56%
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 193,100 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7916) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835 Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	3.02% Terrible	Lighting 3.9 Reflection 2.6 Parallax 6.8 3% 4.43 fps	MRender 8.1 Gravity 2.7 Splatting 5.4 3% 5.4 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.02% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$128 15,310 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 0GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential bench incomplete		Read 450 Write 220 Mixed 245 67% 305 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 92.6 4K Mixed 40.1 147% 54.4 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 268 DQ Mixed 280 220% 307 MB/s
Poor: 62% Great: 117%
WD Blue SN500 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$70 11,433 User benchmarks, average bench 186% 42GB free Firmware: 201000WD Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 649 483 333 284 271 262 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	144% Outstanding	Read 650 Write 629 Mixed 639 SusWrite 380 129% 574 MB/s	4K Read 42.2 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 58.9 200% 72 MB/s	DQ Read 762 DQ Write 701 DQ Mixed 940 648% 801 MB/s
Poor: 137% ↑ This bench: 144% Great: 225%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$34 2,601,616 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 242GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 139 136 137 135 138 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	71.3% Very good	Read 112 Write 124 Mixed 73.2 SusWrite 136 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 109%
WD My Passport 0827 1TB 4,237 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 266GB free, PID 0827 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 74 74 74 74 74 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	32.6% Below average	Read 72.3 Write 74.7 Mixed 46.9 SusWrite 74.3 91% 67.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 32.6% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x4GB 13,521 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	62.1% Good	MC Read 23 MC Write 23.4 MC Mixed 19.2 62% 21.9 GB/s	SC Read 13 SC Write 19.4 SC Mixed 17.2 47% 16.5 GB/s	Latency 60.1 66% 60.1 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 75%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds.

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Typical Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) Builds (Compare 2,208 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 46%

Yacht

Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 39%

Jet ski

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

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 83%, 372,548 samples	1,297x
Core i5-4690KIntel $175Bench 79%, 193,045 samples	357x
Core i7-4790Intel $256Bench 77%, 207,546 samples	144x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $340Bench 51%, 677,318 samples	384x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 60%, 132,406 samples	137x
GTX 1070Nvidia $330Bench 80%, 1,088,853 samples	133x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 104%, 758,733 samples	107x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $140Bench 111%, 660,175 samples	92x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 96%, 185,495 samples	84x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 61%, 34,727 samples	90x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 55%, 60,732 samples	72x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 64%, 17,166 samples	71x

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Value: 52% - Above average

Total price: $991

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-11400F $173	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Crucial MX500 250GB $48
Intel Core i5-11600K $265	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-10600K $220	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $73	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16