MSI Z97A 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 (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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.

System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97A GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	7.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit renk
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 16 '23 at 01:03
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (54^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Memory 97 1-Core 110 2-Core 214 81% 140 Pts	4-Core 354 8-Core 581 57% 468 Pts	64-Core 613 38% 613 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX6000 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 12,045 User benchmarks, average bench 193% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: V9001c27 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,918 Write 838 Mixed 835 262% 1,197 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 72.5 4K Mixed 40.9 140% 48.6 MB/s	DQ Read 492 DQ Write 411 DQ Mixed 480 351% 461 MB/s
Poor: 77% Great: 278%
Jamesdonkey JD240LE 240GB 1,978 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 62GB free Firmware: JD2022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 234 231 62 28 18 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	49.1% Average	Read 314 Write 290 Mixed 312 SusWrite 130 59% 261 MB/s	4K Read 20.9 4K Write 55.4 4K Mixed 11 75% 29.1 MB/s	DQ Read 65.4 DQ Write 249 DQ Mixed 23.2 57% 112 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 93%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 90GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 352 349 398 377 378 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 467 Write 443 Mixed 391 SusWrite 361 94% 416 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 70.2 4K Mixed 48.9 159% 52.7 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 359 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2017)-$79 26,606 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 63GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 86 91 90 96 101 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	65.7% Good	Read 136 Write 107 Mixed 67.6 SusWrite 93.2 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.1 50% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 45GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.7 11 9.8 9.2 9.1 12 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	6.08% Terrible	Read 11 Write 14.2 Mixed 8.2 SusWrite 10.2 8% 10.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.1 19% 0.1 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 6.08% Great: 109%
HKVSN ESSD-T200N/256G 256GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 318% 211GB free, PID 0715 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 396 391 398 398 406 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	291% Outstanding	Read 406 Write 359 Mixed 323 SusWrite 392 499% 370 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 46 4K Mixed 20.5 2,347% 29.8 MB/s	DQ Read 26.1 DQ Write 75.9 DQ Mixed 24.4 3,508% 42.1 MB/s
Poor: 202% ↑ This bench: 291% Great: 409%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 20,216 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	81.2% Excellent	MC Read 29.5 MC Write 31.3 MC Mixed 25.8 82% 28.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 23.1 SC Mixed 23.7 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 50.4 79% 50.4 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 86%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97A GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	248x
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	66x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	29x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	29x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	18x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	17x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 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: $638

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16