MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	48.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	112% 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.

System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 17 '19 at 16:31
Run Duration	259 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Memory 96.8 1-Core 126 2-Core 249 89% 157 Pts	4-Core 418 8-Core 682 67% 550 Pts	64-Core 671 42% 671 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$245 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Zotac(19DA 1425) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2138 MHz, MLim: 2597 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.3% Average	Lighting 54.6 Reflection 63 Parallax 51.1 44% 56.2 fps	MRender 77.6 Gravity 54.4 Splatting 71.2 56% 67.7 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 156GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 301 267 276 257 256 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 471 Mixed 389 SusWrite 274 92% 409 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 55.3 190% 66.4 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 134%
Samsung 830 256GB-$261 25,763 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 10GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 402 Write 357 Mixed 212 72% 324 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 62.5 4K Mixed 26.4 102% 37.4 MB/s	DQ Read 295 DQ Write 80.6 DQ Mixed 121 106% 166 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 86%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 107GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 277 268 276 265 259 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 296 Mixed 348 SusWrite 272 79% 355 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 97.1 4K Mixed 53.8 186% 64.8 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 232 210% 320 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 118%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$146 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 276GB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 115 112 112 111 107 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	Read 86.2 Write 89.7 Mixed 47 SusWrite 111 61% 83.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 190% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 625GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 186 182 180 180 175 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 144 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 179 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 114%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 6,017 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 42GB free, PID a007 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 64 61 63 62 60 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	32.6% Below average	Read 92.8 Write 88 Mixed 33.8 SusWrite 61.9 89% 69.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 32.6% Great: 43%
Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500G 500GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 184% 238GB free, PID 0578 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 326 319 329 321 314 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	298% Outstanding	Read 343 Write 330 Mixed 310 SusWrite 321 443% 326 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 55.6 4K Mixed 38.7 3,327% 42.2 MB/s	DQ Read 35 DQ Write 68.4 DQ Mixed 45.2 3,994% 49.5 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 298% Great: 298%
WD Elements 25A1 4TB 8,402 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2.5TB free, PID 25a1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 96 92 94 94 89 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	61% Good	Read 118 Write 106 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 92.8 128% 97.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 7.6 4K Mixed 0.8 290% 3.23 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9 16GB 234 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 1333, 1867, 1333, 1867 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	77.6% Very good	MC Read 28.3 MC Write 28.8 MC Mixed 23.9 77% 27 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 24.6 SC Mixed 25.5 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 51.2 78% 51.2 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 78%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

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	832x
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 $245Bench 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	45x
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 $40
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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16