MSI Z97A GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	46.7% 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	59.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97A GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150213
Uptime	4.7 Days
Run Date	Aug 25 '21 at 15:56
Run Duration	313 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	Memory 82.2 1-Core 103 2-Core 204 74% 130 Pts	4-Core 385 8-Core 392 52% 389 Pts	64-Core 391 24% 391 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2972) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.7% Average	Lighting 56.8 Reflection 65.5 Parallax 58.9 46% 60.4 fps	MRender 67.7 Gravity 57.7 Splatting 51.6 47% 59 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 500GB-$90 17,487 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 140 73 68 63 67 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Read 303 Write 240 Mixed 196 SusWrite 85.4 46% 206 MB/s	4K Read 25.7 4K Write 65.4 4K Mixed 33.6 117% 41.6 MB/s	DQ Read 140 DQ Write 132 DQ Mixed 127 98% 133 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 105%
Samsung 860 QVO 2TB-$199 28,979 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 646GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 251 154 155 153 226 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 172 Mixed 404 SusWrite 220 72% 322 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 47.1 163% 60.1 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 122%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 3,641 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	27.2% Poor	MC Read 8.7 MC Write 9.3 MC Mixed 7.8 25% 8.6 GB/s	SC Read 8 SC Write 8.9 SC Mixed 7.7 23% 8.2 GB/s	Latency 76.6 52% 76.6 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 27.2% 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 69: 9R 8G 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
69%	46%	37	269	195	144	24"	1920 1080	ACI24E1 VG248

History: Score 34: 2R 6G 6B | Score 57: 6R 9G 0B | Score 69: 9R 8G 0B | Score 69: 9R 8G 0B

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97A GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	247x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	44x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	15x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	65x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	29x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	29x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	18x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	17x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	16x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	18x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	16x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	15x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $642

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16