MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 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 79.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	51% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	84.6% 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.

System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 07 '24 at 18:39
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5775C-$165 2,527 User benchmarks, average bench 85% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	Memory 95.2 1-Core 101 2-Core 188 76% 128 Pts	4-Core 340 8-Core 553 55% 447 Pts	64-Core 554 34% 554 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51% Above average	Lighting 63.5 Reflection 68.3 Parallax 61.8 52% 64.5 fps	MRender 68 Gravity 62.6 Splatting 53.8 50% 61.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 545s Series 512GB-$95 12,034 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 278GB free (System drive) Firmware: LHF004C SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 325 325 333 334 328 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Read 348 Write 343 Mixed 329 SusWrite 327 76% 337 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 51 4K Mixed 40.4 129% 41.5 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 206 DQ Mixed 209 162% 223 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 94GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 100 99 99 100 99 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	69% Good	Read 141 Write 91.3 Mixed 77.3 SusWrite 99.4 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GB 24,592 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	61% Good	MC Read 30.4 MC Write 18.4 MC Mixed 17.6 63% 22.1 GB/s	SC Read 11.4 SC Write 18.7 SC Mixed 15.2 43% 15.1 GB/s	Latency 75.7 53% 75.7 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 88%

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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	70	58	60	24"	1920 1057	IVM6114 PLX2483H

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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	843x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	165x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	97x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	192x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	87x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 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 $76Bench 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 $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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