MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Speed boat	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	53.1% 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	106% 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 9 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 (23%). 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	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140918
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 21 '18 at 06:54
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	Memory 85.3 1-Core 113 2-Core 224 79% 141 Pts	4-Core 397 8-Core 584 61% 491 Pts	64-Core 589 36% 589 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	53.1% Above average	Lighting 66.1 Reflection 70 Parallax 62.1 54% 66.1 fps	MRender 74.2 Gravity 62.2 Splatting 56.2 52% 64.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 145GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 279 272 275 270 268 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 451 Write 405 Mixed 335 SusWrite 292 83% 371 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 58.6 191% 67.9 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 255 189% 244 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 242GB free Firmware: HP16 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 113 121 117 116 122 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	66.9% Good	Read 116 Write 120 Mixed 56.3 SusWrite 118 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 137% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 3GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 97 97 96 92 91 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	52.9% Above average	Read 90.3 Write 38 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 94.2 53% 71.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 123% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 522GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 142 143 143 144 145 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Read 143 Write 100 Mixed 74.8 SusWrite 143 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB 18,444 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1400 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.6% Above average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 18.5 MC Mixed 15.9 50% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 16 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 71.7 56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 71%

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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	829x
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 $400Bench 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	46x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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	38x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	37x

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Total price: $851

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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