MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 74% Battleship	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 63% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 61.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	120% 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	89.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Very high background CPU (68%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '21 at 17:28
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	68%

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PC Performing below expectations (24^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	61.9% Good	Memory 58.4 1-Core 99.9 2-Core 188 64% 116 Pts	4-Core 352 8-Core 505 54% 429 Pts	64-Core 494 31% 494 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Gigabyte(1458 405A) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.49 Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	120% Outstanding	Lighting 164 Reflection 152 Parallax 145 134% 154 fps	MRender 164 Gravity 130 Splatting 110 107% 135 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 171 186 178 185 189 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Read 413 Write 388 Mixed 298 SusWrite 198 73% 324 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 77.9 4K Mixed 43.7 145% 51.1 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 344 259% 347 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 117GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 308 390 390 393 400 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Read 415 Write 396 Mixed 349 SusWrite 365 86% 381 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 71.9 4K Mixed 45.3 143% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 329 255% 350 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 507GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 183 185 186 184 187 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 137 Mixed 81.9 SusWrite 184 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CML4GX3M1A1600C9 0215 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CML4GX3M1A1600C9 0215 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 47 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	41.4% Average	MC Read 14.8 MC Write 15.9 MC Mixed 14 43% 14.9 GB/s	SC Read 10.4 SC Write 13.9 SC Mixed 10.9 34% 11.7 GB/s	Latency 133 30% 133 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 63%

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

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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	838x
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	191x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 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 $100Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	47x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	45x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	46x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	39x
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 i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16