MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 91%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	62.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	97.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '18 at 16:27
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^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 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 126 2-Core 252 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 457 8-Core 698 72% 577 Pts	64-Core 691 43% 691 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% EVGA(3842 2982) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 411.63 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	62.1% Good	Lighting 77.9 Reflection 84.6 Parallax 74.5 64% 79 fps	MRender 79.8 Gravity 72.9 Splatting 67.4 59% 73.4 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 153 136 135 132 148 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 420 Mixed 295 SusWrite 157 77% 344 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 44.1 173% 65.8 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 139 159% 274 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 116%
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$42 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 77GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 197 145 194 191 228 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 487 Mixed 370 SusWrite 222 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 46.4 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 63.5 222% 81.2 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 351 DQ Mixed 337 261% 358 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 114%
Samsung PM871 M.2 2280 128GB 841 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 119GB free Firmware: EMT23D0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 152 151 151 151 151 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 153 Mixed 202 SusWrite 151 56% 254 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 40.1 182% 71.7 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 153 DQ Mixed 187 160% 241 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 89%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 931GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 125 124 126 126 127 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	Read 150 Write 129 Mixed 120 SusWrite 126 97% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 191% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x4GB 2,168 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	MC Read 30.5 MC Write 31.8 MC Mixed 26.5 85% 29.6 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 27.9 70% 24.7 GB/s	Latency 49 82% 49 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 88%

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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	828x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	163x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	96x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	189x
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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $851

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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