MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	120% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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.

System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	20.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 03 '21 at 16:10
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	Memory 94.2 1-Core 113 2-Core 217 82% 142 Pts	4-Core 364 8-Core 406 50% 385 Pts	64-Core 420 26% 420 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 79%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$123 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 342GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 435 438 428 439 431 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 442 Write 439 Mixed 355 SusWrite 433 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 60.9 193% 69.6 MB/s	DQ Read 347 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 338 254% 337 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 133%
Crucial M500 240GB-$73 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 73GB free Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 260 264 258 263 256 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Read 381 Write 256 Mixed 278 SusWrite 261 66% 294 MB/s	4K Read 21.2 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 32.1 132% 54.5 MB/s	DQ Read 299 DQ Write 263 DQ Mixed 167 156% 243 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 91%
WD Purple 1TB (2014)-$40 18,782 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 147 148 146 149 147 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Read 142 Write 144 Mixed 71.6 SusWrite 147 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 202% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 85%
Seagate ST31000333AS 1TB-$750 12,067 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 857GB free Firmware: CC1H SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 104 102 99 103 102 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	60% Above average	Read 107 Write 102 Mixed 40.1 SusWrite 102 64% 87.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 66%
WD 10EAVS External 1TB 1,289 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 57GB free, PID 1003 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 41 41 41 41 40 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	19.3% Very poor	Read 37.5 Write 37.6 Mixed 29.6 SusWrite 40.5 50% 36.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 19.3% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C11D3L/8G KHX1866C10D3/4G KHX1866C11D3L/8G KHX1866C10D3/4G 24GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	66.3% Good	MC Read 25.1 MC Write 23.9 MC Mixed 20.3 66% 23.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 20.1 SC Mixed 20 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 59.2 68% 59.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 70%

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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	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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Value: 60% - Above average

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