MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	61% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	138% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). 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	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 12 '20 at 18:45
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	77% Very good	Memory 84.6 1-Core 103 2-Core 214 76% 134 Pts	4-Core 406 8-Core 380 53% 393 Pts	64-Core 396 24% 396 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 442.59 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	61% Good	Lighting 76.8 Reflection 75.1 Parallax 65.2 63% 72.4 fps	MRender 70 Gravity 69.7 Splatting 71.6 58% 70.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$43 14,860 User benchmarks, average bench 151% 155GB free (System drive) Firmware: E7FM02.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 435 510 523 520 523 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	Read 624 Write 602 Mixed 592 SusWrite 474 129% 573 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 87.4 4K Mixed 49.1 166% 58.1 MB/s	DQ Read 780 DQ Write 701 DQ Mixed 514 447% 665 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 210%
WDC WD20EZRZ-00Z5HB0 120GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 108GB free Firmware: S0222A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 173 199 204 203 201 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	84.5% Excellent	Read 489 Write 430 Mixed 393 SusWrite 187 84% 375 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 28.2 143% 56.5 MB/s	DQ Read 164 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 44.4 92% 180 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 91%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 688GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 177 202 207 207 204 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 443 Mixed 429 SusWrite 190 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 55.8 182% 65.3 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 354 DQ Mixed 298 243% 346 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 125%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$60 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2TB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 127 130 129 128 130 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	72.6% Very good	Read 128 Write 124 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 125 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 185% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 84%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 238GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 125 128 127 125 123 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	Read 152 Write 121 Mixed 93.5 SusWrite 124 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 109%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$60 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 136 143 141 143 144 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Read 145 Write 140 Mixed 96 SusWrite 138 96% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 20,728 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (48^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.8% Average	MC Read 17.8 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 15.8 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 17.8 SC Mixed 15.6 41% 14.3 GB/s	Latency 72.4 55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 62%

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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	836x
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	46x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	39x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	37x

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Value: 60% - Above average

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	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