MSI Z97M GAMING (MS-7919)

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 57.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	88.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	146% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7919
Motherboard	MSI Z97M GAMING (MS-7919) (all builds)
Memory	7.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141223
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 02 '22 at 05:21
Run Duration	269 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%

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PC Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Memory 70.5 1-Core 37.8 2-Core 141 48% 83 Pts	4-Core 253 8-Core 306 36% 279 Pts	64-Core 318 20% 318 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 3706) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2042 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Lighting 112 Reflection 117 Parallax 106 91% 112 fps	MRender 96.6 Gravity 108 Splatting 105 85% 103 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS500G1X0E-00AFY0 500GB 15,095 User benchmarks, average bench 369% 333GB free (System drive) Firmware: 611100WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 563 623 595 583 495 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	146% Outstanding	Read 587 Write 578 Mixed 634 SusWrite 550 133% 587 MB/s	4K Read 56.7 4K Write 97.3 4K Mixed 40.2 189% 64.7 MB/s	DQ Read 786 DQ Write 683 DQ Mixed 1088 719% 852 MB/s
Poor: 234% ↑ This bench: 146% Great: 494%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 121GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 199 210 210 210 203 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 471 Write 457 Mixed 358 SusWrite 220 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 38.3 4K Write 89.8 4K Mixed 54.1 175% 60.7 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 354 268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 124%
Toshiba MD04ACA500 5TB-$154 3,810 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 126 136 131 133 134 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	64.7% Good	Read 92 Write 147 Mixed 47.8 SusWrite 133 76% 105 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 249% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT8G3D1608ET3LX0. 2x8GB 3,774 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.1% Average	MC Read 16.5 MC Write 17.3 MC Mixed 14.8 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 13.6 SC Mixed 9.9 34% 11.9 GB/s	Latency 100 40% 100 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 65%

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

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Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97M GAMING (MS-7919) - $667

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	188x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	138x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	23x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	67x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	37x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	36x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	16x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	16x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	15x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	22x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	19x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	17x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $1,324

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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