MSI Z97M GAMING (MS-7919)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics81.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7919
MotherboardMSI Z97M GAMING (MS-7919)  (all builds)
Memory10 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160218
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 17 '21 at 00:32
Run Duration162 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.1% Outstanding
Memory 94.7
1-Core 142
2-Core 272
94% 169 Pts
4-Core 493
8-Core 715
76% 604 Pts
64-Core 721
45% 721 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 93.1%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 4375 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (100 fps cap detected)
81.6% Excellent
Lighting 100
Reflection 100
Parallax 100
82% 100 fps
MRender 100
Gravity 100
Splatting 100
82% 100 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 139%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125
102GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 6,976
Write 6443
Mixed 6,456
1,479% 6,625 MB/s
4K Read 618
4K Write 395
4K Mixed 311
1,544% 441 MB/s
DQ Read 1,340
DQ Write 1,032
DQ Mixed 1,104
848% 1,158 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$194
2.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 156 156 159 158 158 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
93.2% Outstanding
Read 167
Write 160
Mixed 106
SusWrite 158
109% 148 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 1.1
219% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 93.2%
Great: 98%
WD Gold 10TB (2016)-$221
417GB free
Firmware: 01.01H02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 125 127 130 128 126 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
72.4% Very good
Read 123
Write 126
Mixed 78.7
SusWrite 128
84% 114 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 5.9
4K Mixed 1.4
302% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1874 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
69.3% Good
MC Read 24
MC Write 25.5
MC Mixed 21.6
68% 23.7 GB/s
SC Read 20
SC Write 25.4
SC Mixed 22
64% 22.5 GB/s
Latency 58
69% 58 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 69.3%
Great: 71%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97M GAMING (MS-7919) Builds (Compare 453 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97M GAMING (MS-7919) - $667

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $1,309
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