MSI Z97S SLI PLUS (MS-7930)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 61.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics21.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive54.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7930
MotherboardMSI Z97S SLI PLUS (MS-7930)  (all builds)
Memory7.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150811
Uptime4 Days
Run DateMay 27 '18 at 19:32
Run Duration690 Seconds
Run User ISR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4590-$188
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
61.8% Good
Memory 65
1-Core 77
2-Core 169
58% 104 Pts
4-Core 332
8-Core 372
46% 352 Pts
64-Core 368
23% 368 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 61.8%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 260X-$120
CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.10.3
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
21.3% Poor
Lighting 25.8
Reflection 29
Parallax 27.4
21% 27.4 fps
MRender 26.1
Gravity 22.9
Splatting 29.2
22% 26.1 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 21.3%
Great: 22%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28
70GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z32080RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
54.2% Above average
Read 456
Write 272
Mixed 281
74% 337 MB/s
4K Read 12
4K Write 45.3
4K Mixed 0.04
42% 19.1 MB/s
DQ Read 163
DQ Write 201
DQ Mixed 5.45
53% 123 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 54.2%
Great: 86%
SanDisk Ultra Plus 128GB-$75
47GB free
Firmware: X2316RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
63.7% Good
Read 365
Write 198
Mixed 238
59% 267 MB/s
4K Read 20.3
4K Write 59.8
4K Mixed 20.9
89% 33.7 MB/s
DQ Read 270
DQ Write 182
DQ Mixed 45.7
83% 166 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 63.7%
Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 192
Write 162
Mixed 166
130% 173 MB/s
4K Read 0.61
4K Write 1.54
4K Mixed 0.22
78% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 101%
Great: 114%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80
826GB free
Firmware: MX6O Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
92.8% Outstanding
Read 166
Write 157
Mixed 168
124% 164 MB/s
4K Read 0.74
4K Write 1.69
4K Mixed 0.2
84% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 92.8%
Great: 107%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110
633GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
65.9% Good
Read 131
Write 98.4
Mixed 97.9
82% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.77
4K Write 1.76
4K Mixed 0.26
93% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 65.9%
Great: 100%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 6TB
529GB free
Firmware: D781
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
47.3% Average
Read 89.6
Write 73.2
Mixed 50.8
53% 71.2 MB/s
4K Read 3.01
4K Write 4.8
4K Mixed 0.47
267% 2.76 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 47.3%
Great: 90%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60
178GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
62.2% Good
Read 107
Write 110
Mixed 105
81% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.86
4K Write 1.95
4K Mixed 0.3
105% 1.04 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 62.2%
Great: 83%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60
130GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
57.3% Above average
Read 87.4
Write 113
Mixed 94.3
74% 98 MB/s
4K Read 0.67
4K Write 0.93
4K Mixed 0.26
74% 0.62 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 57.3%
Great: 83%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$81
82GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
56.8% Above average
Read 101
Write 96.7
Mixed 99.8
75% 99.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.68
4K Write 1.78
4K Mixed 0.26
90% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 56.8%
Great: 88%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
79GB free
Firmware: 80.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
67.1% Good
Read 111
Write 123
Mixed 121
89% 118 MB/s
4K Read 0.48
4K Write 2.11
4K Mixed 0.27
89% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 67.1%
Great: 84%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60
26GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
37.1% Below average
Read 66.6
Write 62.4
Mixed 82.4
54% 70.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.48
4K Write 1.54
4K Mixed 0.17
67% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 37.1%
Great: 83%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB
16GB free
Firmware: 9401
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
59.9% Above average
Read 111
Write 97.3
Mixed 135
87% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.52
4K Write 1.74
4K Mixed 0.22
78% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 59.9%
Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$112
8GB free
Firmware: 0001 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
61.4% Good
Read 107
Write 107
Mixed 92
76% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.74
4K Write 1.72
4K Mixed 0.28
94% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 61.4%
Great: 105%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
1GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
46.6% Average
Read 39
Write 124
Mixed 81.8
61% 81.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 0.79
4K Mixed 0.23
59% 0.49 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 46.6%
Great: 84%
WDC WD40 PURX-64GVNY0 4TB
93GB free, PID 2775
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
37.6% Below average
Read 94.4
Write 81.6
Mixed 87.7
112% 87.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.64
4K Write 1.95
4K Mixed 0.25
77% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 37.6%
Great: 44%
Samsung G3 Station 1.5TB
91GB free, PID 6013
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
18.6% Very poor
Read 39.3
Write 39.3
Mixed 38.3
50% 39 MB/s
4K Read 0.37
4K Write 1.38
4K Mixed 0.26
57% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 18.6%
Great: 20%
Samsung S2 Portable 320GB
57GB free, PID 1f03
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
15% Very poor
Read 33
Write 35
Mixed 21.1
37% 29.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 0.81
4K Mixed 0.32
40% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 15%
Great: 21%
Samsung G3 Station 1.5TB
6GB free, PID 6013
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
18.5% Very poor
Read 39.1
Write 39
Mixed 39.4
51% 39.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.58
4K Write 1.35
4K Mixed 0.32
59% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 18.5%
Great: 20%
StoreJet Transcend 1TB
0GB free, PID 5106
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
28.7% Poor
Read 64
Write 67.1
Mixed 67.2
86% 66.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.45
4K Write 1.52
4K Mixed 0.24
62% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 28.7%
Great: 45%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1600C10D3/4G KHX1600C10D3/4G KHX1600C10D3/4G 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
50.3% Above average
MC Read 18.5
MC Write 19.8
MC Mixed 17.3
53% 18.5 GB/s
SC Read 10.3
SC Write 14
SC Mixed 13
36% 12.4 GB/s
Latency 114
35% 114 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 50.3%
Great: 64%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97S SLI PLUS (MS-7930) Builds (Compare 114 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI PLUS (MS-7930) - $154

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $796
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