MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 80.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	42.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (69%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	26 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colores, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	3.3 Days
Run Date	Jun 17 '21 at 20:33
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	69%

PC Performing as expected (55^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Memory 96.7 1-Core 112 2-Core 213 82% 140 Pts	4-Core 345 8-Core 499 53% 422 Pts	64-Core 482 30% 482 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk G5 BICS4 500GB 7,142 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 292GB free (System drive) Firmware: 415000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 132 119 120 119 142 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	42.4% Average	Read 208 Write 193 Mixed 164 SusWrite 131 39% 174 MB/s	4K Read 7.8 4K Write 41 4K Mixed 15.3 53% 21.4 MB/s	DQ Read 233 DQ Write 200 DQ Mixed 156 133% 196 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 105%
ST2000DM 008-2FR102 2TB 106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1.5TB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 121 125 124 124 124 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	52.5% Above average	Read 155 Write 136 Mixed 107 SusWrite 123 173% 130 MB/s	4K Read 5.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 45% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 75%
WDC WD40 EFRX-68N32N0 4TB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 1.5TB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 121 125 124 124 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	55.3% Above average	Read 142 Write 140 Mixed 97 SusWrite 123 168% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 123% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 6,389 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	75.9% Very good	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 30.3 MC Mixed 22.4 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 22.2 60% 20.8 GB/s	Latency 51.5 78% 51.5 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 87%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	7	5	75	0"	1280 720

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Typical Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) Builds (Compare 1,337 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	828x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	163x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	96x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	189x
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 $109Bench 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 $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