MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 85.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	55.3% 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	78.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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

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System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 06 '21 at 15:41
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Memory 95.3 1-Core 112 2-Core 223 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 435 8-Core 426 58% 431 Pts	64-Core 439 27% 439 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1586 MHz, MLim: 1858 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55.3% Above average	Lighting 68.5 Reflection 77.1 Parallax 67.9 56% 71.2 fps	MRender 72.1 Gravity 68.9 Splatting 60.4 54% 67.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 240GB-$20 61,417 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 117GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900J13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 31 34 34 33 33 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	78.7% Very good	Read 387 Write 312 Mixed 377 SusWrite 52.6 63% 282 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 94.6 4K Mixed 41.7 154% 56.6 MB/s	DQ Read 222 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 189 169% 251 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 91%
Hitachi HUA722020ALA330 2TB 1,342 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 205GB free Firmware: JKAOA3FB SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 103 105 105 105 105 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	Read 79.3 Write 79.8 Mixed 46 SusWrite 102 56% 76.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 465GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 128 133 133 133 133 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	68.9% Good	Read 113 Write 107 Mixed 66 SusWrite 127 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 190% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 191 195 204 192 196 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Read 122 Write 120 Mixed 79.4 SusWrite 185 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 122% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x4GB 2,168 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	MC Read 33.7 MC Write 34.4 MC Mixed 29.5 93% 32.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 26.4 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 56.1 71% 56.1 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 88%

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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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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