MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 79.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics53.4% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7916
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)  (all builds)
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140918
Uptime5.3 Days
Run DateAug 20 '17 at 07:13
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 28%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
79.4% Very good
Memory 88.7
1-Core 102
2-Core 206
76% 132 Pts
4-Core 408
8-Core 395
54% 402 Pts
64-Core 370
23% 370 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
EVGA(3842 2978) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 384.94
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
53.4% Above average
Lighting 66.2
Reflection 73.5
Parallax 64.6
54% 68.1 fps
MRender 75.3
Gravity 62.1
Splatting 58
52% 65.1 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 53.4%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HDS5C3030BLE630 3TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: MZ6OAAB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
78.8% Very good
Read 137
Write 138
Mixed 133
102% 136 MB/s
4K Read 0.34
4K Write 1.76
4K Mixed 0.16
64% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 78.8%
Great: 88%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$80
70GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.03E01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
45.6% Average
Read 79.1
Write 79.7
Mixed 86.2
62% 81.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.52
4K Mixed 0.34
95% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 45.6%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2133 CL11 Series 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
33.4% Below average
MC Read 11.3
MC Write 11.3
MC Mixed 10.4
31% 11 GB/s
SC Read 7.4
SC Write 11.3
SC Mixed 8.4
26% 9.03 GB/s
Latency 68.8
58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 33.4%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) Builds (Compare 1,337 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) - $203

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $851
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