MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 62.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	267% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 09 '20 at 03:35
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-4150T 1,418 User benchmarks, average bench 58% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	62.4% Good	Memory 84.5 1-Core 88.3 2-Core 144 64% 106 Pts	4-Core 237 8-Core 228 31% 232 Pts	64-Core 235 15% 235 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz) 64,721 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7916) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5126 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 2% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 309GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1985 945 799 814 827 826 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	267% Outstanding	Read 2,031 Write 1,731 Mixed 1,512 SusWrite 1,033 353% 1,577 MB/s	4K Read 62.4 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 90.1 290% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 787 DQ Write 631 DQ Mixed 694 524% 704 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 267% Great: 355%
WD Blue 250GB (2008)-$80 11,055 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 233GB free Firmware: 01.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 102 103 103 102 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Read 104 Write 93.6 Mixed 71.5 SusWrite 102 68% 92.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 197% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 61%
WD WD2500KS-00MJB0 250GB-$78 8,440 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 233GB free Firmware: 02.01C03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 58 58 59 58 58 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	32.7% Below average	Read 55.4 Write 55 Mixed 45.5 SusWrite 58.2 40% 53.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 32.7% Great: 35%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 298GB free Firmware: 12.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 78 79 79 78 78 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	44.8% Average	Read 77.3 Write 77.9 Mixed 58.2 SusWrite 78.4 54% 73 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 185% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 60%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 298GB free Firmware: 12.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 76 76 76 77 76 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	43.4% Average	Read 74.6 Write 70.8 Mixed 56.1 SusWrite 76.2 51% 69.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 184% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 60%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 55GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 87 88 85 87 90 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	Read 92.4 Write 81.4 Mixed 72.8 SusWrite 86.7 62% 83.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 153% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 2133 C10 2x8GB 1,780 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	MC Read 23.5 MC Write 28.8 MC Mixed 23.4 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 23.2 55% 19.2 GB/s	Latency 72.7 55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 80%

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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	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 $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	38x
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 $273	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 $177	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