MSI Z97A GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	68.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	103% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97A GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	7.7 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	Oct 28 '23 at 21:59
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd 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 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	71.9% Very good	Memory 83.5 1-Core 106 2-Core 197 74% 129 Pts	4-Core 327 8-Core 470 50% 398 Pts	64-Core 472 29% 472 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Nvidia(10DE 1151) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 537.42 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	68.9% Good	Lighting 86.3 Reflection 98.2 Parallax 86.4 70% 90.3 fps	MRender 87.4 Gravity 84.4 Splatting 73.6 66% 81.8 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 137GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 403 409 372 337 286 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 441 Write 418 Mixed 332 SusWrite 366 88% 389 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 72.2 4K Mixed 46.2 150% 51 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 359 269% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 134%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB 2,797 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 1TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 406 420 438 432 435 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 448 Write 418 Mixed 408 SusWrite 420 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 72.6 4K Mixed 48.2 154% 52 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 361 271% 361 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 134%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 1.5TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 993GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 123 119 119 129 129 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	71.4% Very good	Read 124 Write 124 Mixed 111 SusWrite 124 90% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 192% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 21,220 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.5% Average	MC Read 15.7 MC Write 16.2 MC Mixed 14.7 44% 15.5 GB/s	SC Read 11.3 SC Write 15.1 SC Mixed 13.9 38% 13.4 GB/s	Latency 73 55% 73 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 62%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 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
0%	0%	11	215	59	60	27"	1920 1017	ACR052D GN276HL

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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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	18x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	17x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $152Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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 $542	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16