MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	63.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	154% 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	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	Nov 20 '20 at 18:07
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^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, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Memory 90.3 1-Core 131 2-Core 261 89% 161 Pts	4-Core 444 8-Core 664 69% 554 Pts	64-Core 668 41% 668 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AC) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.77 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	63.2% Good	Lighting 79.5 Reflection 77.8 Parallax 67.9 65% 75.1 fps	MRender 71.8 Gravity 72.3 Splatting 75.1 60% 73 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot M.2 P300 256GB 1,445 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 195GB free (System drive) Firmware: EDFM00E3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 598 521 268 269 269 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	154% Outstanding	Read 641 Write 666 Mixed 649 SusWrite 368 131% 581 MB/s	4K Read 50 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 68.3 231% 82.2 MB/s	DQ Read 777 DQ Write 732 DQ Mixed 845 610% 785 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 225%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 225GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 299 315 315 317 316 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 466 Mixed 390 SusWrite 292 93% 413 MB/s	4K Read 47.2 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 63 214% 75.5 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 124%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 923GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 191 192 192 194 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 194 Mixed 32 SusWrite 184 109% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 151% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 107%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 8GB-$7 16,591 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 3GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.7 5.4 6 5.6 5.8 5.5 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	22.1% Poor	Read 125 Write 5.5 Mixed 5.5 SusWrite 5.5 27% 35.4 MB/s	4K Read 11.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 43% 3.9 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 22.1% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 19,522 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 21.3 MC Mixed 17.1 57% 20.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 19.9 58% 20.4 GB/s	Latency 66.8 60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 63%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

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 $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 $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