MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	54.3% 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	114% 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	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.

System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150213
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Oct 09 '18 at 20:26
Run Duration	264 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (46^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 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Memory 96.8 1-Core 130 2-Core 262 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 432 8-Core 686 69% 559 Pts	64-Core 687 42% 687 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 411.63 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	Lighting 69 Reflection 68.6 Parallax 61.8 56% 66.5 fps	MRender 72.1 Gravity 62.9 Splatting 53.7 50% 62.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 331GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 423 431 416 404 334 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 476 Mixed 442 SusWrite 394 102% 453 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 59.2 198% 70.6 MB/s	DQ Read 42.4 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 331 210% 229 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 133%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 721GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 145 145 145 145 146 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 186 Mixed 103 SusWrite 145 115% 156 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1 220% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 100%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 613GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 91 91 91 91 90 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Read 91.3 Write 95.5 Mixed 65.3 SusWrite 90.4 63% 85.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 87%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 1TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 148 149 148 149 148 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Read 150 Write 146 Mixed 83.8 SusWrite 148 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 1 209% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 100%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$194 20,205 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 133 133 133 133 133 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Read 173 Write 157 Mixed 115 SusWrite 133 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 98%
ASMT 2105 4TB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 614GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 10 10 10 10 10 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	14.1% Very poor	Read 29.8 Write 24.8 Mixed 22.5 SusWrite 10.3 28% 21.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 115% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 14.1% Great: 61%
ASMT 2105 4TB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1.5TB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 10 10 10 10 10 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	14.5% Very poor	Read 30 Write 25 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 10.3 29% 22.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 122% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 14.5% Great: 61%
ASMT 2105 4TB 71 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1.5TB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 10 10 10 10 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	14.6% Very poor	Read 30.8 Write 24.8 Mixed 24.5 SusWrite 10.3 29% 22.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 119% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 14.6% Great: 65%
ASMT 2105 4TB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 2TB free, PID null Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 30.8 Mixed 24.3 30% 27.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 122% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 19% Great: 61%
ASMT ASM1156-PM 1TB 93 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 164GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 2.5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	12.5% Very poor	Read 31.5 Write 26.8 Mixed 24.3 SusWrite 1.4 26% 21 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 124% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 12.5% Great: 74%
ASMT ASM1156-PM 1TB 93 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 164GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.7 9.3 9.4 9.2 9.3 7.9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	14.4% Very poor	Read 31 Write 26.8 Mixed 24.3 SusWrite 9.1 29% 22.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 126% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 14.4% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB 7,967 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	74.9% Very good	MC Read 27.7 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 22.1 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 25.6 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 51.2 78% 51.2 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 79%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 35%

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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 $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	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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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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16