MSI Z97A GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	58.8% 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	94.7% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97A GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 31 '18 at 20:53
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Memory 97.1 1-Core 131 2-Core 261 92% 163 Pts	4-Core 438 8-Core 691 70% 564 Pts	64-Core 692 43% 692 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Asus(1043 8518) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 390.77 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	58.8% Above average	Lighting 72.3 Reflection 83.7 Parallax 75.2 59% 77.1 fps	MRender 79.3 Gravity 72.6 Splatting 65.6 59% 72.5 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 105GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3771 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1979 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 570 (AD) Unknown 100 100 2949232 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 89 (C2) HDA temperature 66 53 201864904738 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 99 (E9) Unknown 100 100 9685 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 4848 (F2) Unknown 100 100 9360 (F4) Unknown 100 100 45 (F5) Unknown 100 100 112 (F6) Unknown 100 100 3125056	94.7% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 493 Mixed 500 112% 502 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 12.9 118% 49.4 MB/s	DQ Read 272 DQ Write 214 DQ Mixed 12.8 72% 166 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 111%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 329GB free Firmware: 51.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 168 163 6566 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 8828 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 87 87 9715 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4566 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 478 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 178 178 66932 (C2) HDA temperature 123 105 27 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 1 677 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	37.8% Below average	Read 63.5 Write 68.1 Mixed 64.8 49% 65.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.62 4K Write 1.52 4K Mixed 0.18 74% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 67%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$62 37,583 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 220GB free Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 138 131 4100 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4824 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 6699 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3185 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 135 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 197 197 10186 (C2) HDA temperature 115 104 28 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	72.7% Very good	Read 125 Write 128 Mixed 124 95% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.86 4K Write 2.65 4K Mixed 0.28 116% 1.26 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 87%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 56GB free Firmware: 05.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 14 (03) Spinup time 173 170 4341 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 8775 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 84 84 11807 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 94 94 6590 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 652 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 198 198 8124 (C2) HDA temperature 118 92 29 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 3	62.6% Good	Read 112 Write 106 Mixed 81.1 74% 99.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.67 4K Write 2.27 4K Mixed 0.35 109% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL9-10-9 D3-1866 4x4GB 65 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	70.6% Very good	MC Read 25.2 MC Write 25.2 MC Mixed 21.6 69% 24 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 23.5 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 49.8 80% 49.8 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 100%

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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	247x
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	65x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	29x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	29x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	18x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	17x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 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: 61% - Good

Total price: $657

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $125	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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