MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 80% Battleship	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	20% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	70.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 26 '23 at 11:27
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (44^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 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Memory 82.2 1-Core 109 2-Core 205 75% 132 Pts	4-Core 379 8-Core 570 59% 474 Pts	64-Core 540 33% 540 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro M2000 5,678 User benchmarks, average bench 21% Dell(1028 1190) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1651 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 546.01 Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	20% Very poor	Lighting 25.3 Reflection 30.4 Parallax 21.4 21% 25.7 fps	MRender 24.7 Gravity 18.2 Splatting 25 19% 22.6 fps
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 20% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Hs-ssd-c100 480G 480GB 1,849 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 410GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0222A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 304 118 115 106 102 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	70.3% Very good	Read 481 Write 390 Mixed 403 SusWrite 137 79% 353 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 59.8 4K Mixed 25.2 102% 36.8 MB/s	DQ Read 198 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 1.1 74% 175 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 103%
Generic Flash Disk 8GB 32,093 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 3GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 13 16 16 15 15 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	8.33% Terrible	Read 9.5 Write 11.7 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 14.8 13% 9.62 MB/s	4K Read 15.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 59% 5.27 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 8.33% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT4G3D1869DT2TXRG 2x4GB 506 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.2% Above average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 15.1 48% 16.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 19.2 SC Mixed 16.2 47% 16.4 GB/s	Latency 67.6 59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 74%

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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%	0	56	27	60	26"	1280 720	XXX0000 AAA

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 35%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) - $203

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	834x
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	190x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 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 $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	47x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	45x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	45x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	39x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	37x

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Total price: $851

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16