MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 73% Battleship	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 62% Destroyer


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 82%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	89.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	64.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	16 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 10 '18 at 10:12
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	15%

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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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	82% Excellent	Memory 88.2 1-Core 119 2-Core 224 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 409 8-Core 626 64% 518 Pts	64-Core 633 39% 633 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Lighting 114 Reflection 117 Parallax 111 93% 114 fps	MRender 99 Gravity 103 Splatting 100 82% 101 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 275GB-$42 16,792 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 82GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR021 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 4856 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1393 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 92 92 128 (AE) Unknown 100 100 233 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 58 45 236224184362 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 92 92 8 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 33776195040 (F7) Unknown 100 100 1058123822 (F8) Unknown 100 100 407331179 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1255 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	64.4% Good	Read 464 Write 324 Mixed 337 83% 375 MB/s	4K Read 21.7 4K Write 60.1 4K Mixed 14 82% 31.9 MB/s	DQ Read 21 DQ Write 66.9 DQ Mixed 31.2 28% 39.7 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 95%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$72 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 379GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 103 100 7833 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4077 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 82 82 13434 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2155 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 260 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 192 192 26803 (C2) HDA temperature 117 92 30 (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 0	35.9% Below average	Read 73.8 Write 50.9 Mixed 79.7 52% 68.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.31 84% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 57%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$45 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 146GB free Firmware: HP70 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 116 99 105682064 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2925 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 75 60 39884375 (09) Power-on hours count 86 86 12477 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2694 (B4) Unknown 100 100 1666942599 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 71 57 488439837 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 273 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 93 93 15798 (C2) HDA temperature 29 43 64424509469 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	95.2% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 158 Mixed 120 112% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.97 4K Write 5.23 4K Mixed 0.56 199% 2.25 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 0215 CMX4GX3M2A1600C9 KHX1600C10D3/8G 0215 CMX4GX3M2A1600C9 20GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 2048, 8192, 2048 MB Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	50.4% Above average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 15.4 48% 16.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 19.1 SC Mixed 16.7 47% 16.5 GB/s	Latency 69.3 58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 58%

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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	837x
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	191x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 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	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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Total price: $851

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