MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	19% 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 Drive	45.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 18 '19 at 03:35
Run Duration	232 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 135 2-Core 271 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 538 8-Core 542 72% 540 Pts	64-Core 524 32% 524 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E366) CLim: 1450 MHz, MLim: 2100 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.12.2 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	19% Very poor	Lighting 0.07 Reflection 74.5 Parallax 103 0% 59.1 fps	MRender 72.4 Gravity 74.8 Splatting 60.3 56% 69.2 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 19% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 120 GB 120GB 14,313 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: UE3000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 77 80 86 86 86 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	45.8% Average	Read 420 Write 73.5 Mixed 7 SusWrite 77 31% 144 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 11.9 4K Mixed 19.2 66% 18.2 MB/s	DQ Read 93.4 DQ Write 73.5 DQ Mixed 20.1 32% 62.3 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 55%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 40GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 116 116 116 113 114 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	66.5% Good	Read 242 Write 125 Mixed 182 SusWrite 110 37% 165 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 41.7 147% 57.7 MB/s	DQ Read 75.7 DQ Write 125 DQ Mixed 82.9 68% 94.5 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 73%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 50GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 76 75 75 75 75 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	41.3% Average	Read 68.8 Write 56.2 Mixed 52.8 SusWrite 74.9 47% 63.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 69%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 16GB free Firmware: 1AA01112 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 72 72 74 74 73 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	39.7% Below average	Read 64.3 Write 50.5 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 73.3 46% 61.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 62%
Seagate ST3320418AS 320GB-$33 24,309 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 20GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 103 102 103 99 100 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	56% Above average	Read 94 Write 87.8 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 101 64% 86.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 58%
WD WD3200AVVS-63L2B0 320GB 8,287 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 136GB free Firmware: 01.03A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 61 61 61 61 61 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	34.6% Below average	Read 59.3 Write 55.5 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 60.7 39% 53.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 34.6% Great: 43%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$170 41,439 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 24GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 44 45 46 46 46 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	35.4% Below average	Read 78.8 Write 69 Mixed 29 SusWrite 44.7 40% 55.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.3 74% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 63%
TOSHIBA TransMemory 8GB 12,066 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 7GB free, PID 6544 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 5.6 4.4 4 4 4 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	8.97% Terrible	Read 30.3 Write 15.8 Mixed 19 SusWrite 5.5 21% 17.6 MB/s	4K Read 6.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 1.1 82% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 8.97% Great: 8%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 16GB 15,750 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 14GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.3 3.8 4.6 4.8 4.8 4.8 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	6.08% Terrible	Read 29.3 Write 18.3 Mixed 4.3 SusWrite 4.5 16% 14.1 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 13% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.08% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Xtreem-LV-2666 2x8GB 274 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2667 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	79.4% Very good	MC Read 29 MC Write 30.4 MC Mixed 23.6 79% 27.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 25.7 SC Mixed 25.4 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 52.8 76% 52.8 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 90%

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

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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	829x
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 $400Bench 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 $109Bench 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	38x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	37x

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Total price: $851

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16