MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 128% UFO	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 83.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	156% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	66% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). 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	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150213
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 02 '21 at 15:16
Run Duration	340 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Memory 96.5 1-Core 82.6 2-Core 206 74% 128 Pts	4-Core 379 8-Core 590 60% 485 Pts	64-Core 613 38% 613 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Gigabyte(1458 404C) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	156% Outstanding	Lighting 233 Reflection 208 Parallax 217 190% 219 fps	MRender 201 Gravity 156 Splatting 138 132% 165 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 156% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Z400s 128GB-$109 10,807 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z2333000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 171 140 160 97 102 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	66% Good	Read 428 Write 172 Mixed 175 SusWrite 140 50% 229 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 13.6 115% 49.1 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 178 DQ Mixed 77.1 84% 139 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 71%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$75 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1TB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 34 48 46 36 52 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	46.7% Average	Read 119 Write 131 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 41.7 65% 88.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2.5 432% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 108%
Microsoft Virtual Disk 43GB 138 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 29GB free Firmware: 1.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 35 49 46 35 66 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	60.7% Good	Read 166 Write 179 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 44 82% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2.6 442% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB 7,967 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	73.2% Very good	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 27.6 MC Mixed 22.2 74% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 21.8 SC Mixed 23.2 57% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 52.1 77% 52.1 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 79%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 61: 7R 5G 11B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
61%	20%	116	333	269	120	23.5"	1920 1080	MSI1462 Optix G24C

History: Score 64: 7R 6G 11B | Score 47: 5R 4G 10B | Score 66: 9R 5G 6B | Score 53: 5R 5G 13B | Score 61: 7R 5G 11B

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

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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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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