MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 82.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	40.8% 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	76.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). 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	8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150814
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '18 at 06:29
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 4.6 GHz, turbo 5.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Memory 90.6 1-Core 130 2-Core 243 87% 155 Pts	4-Core 403 8-Core 625 64% 514 Pts	64-Core 621 38% 621 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Asus(1043 0470) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1260 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.4.1 Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	40.8% Average	Lighting 48.2 Reflection 43.3 Parallax 63.1 39% 51.6 fps	MRender 45.3 Gravity 43.2 Splatting 66 44% 51.5 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 1TB-$102 9,497 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 451GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 330 206 101 101 107 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	76.1% Very good	Read 392 Write 458 Mixed 321 SusWrite 192 77% 341 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 54.6 4K Mixed 33.2 107% 37.2 MB/s	DQ Read 365 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 274 223% 318 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 120%
Corsair Neutron 256GB-$255 1,100 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 70GB free Firmware: M311 SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 338 340 361 358 365 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 399 Mixed 319 SusWrite 345 87% 386 MB/s	4K Read 22.9 4K Write 88 4K Mixed 31 121% 47.3 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 251 213% 312 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 97%
Mushkin Reactor 512GB-$280 923 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 158GB free Firmware: N1007C SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 342 349 371 369 374 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 506 Write 432 Mixed 314 SusWrite 352 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 16.5 4K Write 99.6 4K Mixed 29.3 115% 48.5 MB/s	DQ Read 277 DQ Write 297 DQ Mixed 203 176% 259 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 383GB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 135 135 136 117 136 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Read 178 Write 179 Mixed 84.5 SusWrite 133 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 114%
Seagate Momentus XT 7200 RPM 2.5" 500GB 1,388 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 466GB free Firmware: DEM4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 103 100 99 100 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Read 107 Write 99.2 Mixed 73 SusWrite 102 70% 95.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-14900CL9-4GBSR 0420 F3-17000CL11-4GBSR 0420 F3-14900CL9-4GBSR 0420 F3-17000CL11-4GBSR 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1867, 2133, 1867, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	54.6% Above average	MC Read 19.3 MC Write 20 MC Mixed 15.9 52% 18.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 20.9 SC Mixed 18.8 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 66.3 60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 60%

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Typical Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) Builds (Compare 1,342 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	831x
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	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	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 $40
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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16