MSI Z97M GAMING (MS-7919)

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	64.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	145% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7919
Motherboard	MSI Z97M GAMING (MS-7919) (all builds)
Memory	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160218
Uptime	9.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 08 '17 at 02:00
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Memory 96.3 1-Core 129 2-Core 245 89% 157 Pts	4-Core 437 8-Core 695 70% 566 Pts	64-Core 682 42% 682 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 384.76 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	64.1% Good	Lighting 80.9 Reflection 80.1 Parallax 69.9 66% 77 fps	MRender 72.6 Gravity 73.3 Splatting 75.1 60% 73.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 91GB free Firmware: M0CR040 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2059 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 14 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 3 (AE) Unknown 100 100 5 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 62 46 231929413670 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 1211170647 (F7) Unknown 100 100 37860848 (F8) Unknown 100 100 32834998 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1952 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	87.3% Excellent	Read 484 Write 323 Mixed 328 84% 378 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 85 4K Mixed 25.7 120% 46.2 MB/s	DQ Read 322 DQ Write 231 DQ Mixed 45.1 96% 199 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 99%
Team M8FP2 240GB 330 User benchmarks, average bench 156% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: E7FM04.0 Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	145% Outstanding	Read 786 Write 736 Mixed 760 170% 761 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 36.5 154% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 541 DQ Write 464 DQ Mixed 143 206% 383 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 145% Great: 232%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 694GB free Firmware: CC44 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 120 99 237606424 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 228 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 66 60 8599834240 (09) Power-on hours count 85 85 13469 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 170 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 70 47 639172638 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 87 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 86 86 28733 (C2) HDA temperature 30 53 21474836510 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -33754147967249 (F1) Unknown 100 253 14630964627 (F2) Unknown 100 253 18622054717	97% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 169 Mixed 160 125% 166 MB/s	4K Read 0.98 4K Write 1.28 4K Mixed 0.29 96% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 288 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	MC Read 32.2 MC Write 32.3 MC Mixed 27.2 87% 30.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 27.4 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 52.8 76% 52.8 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 88%

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Gaming 43%

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Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	188x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	138x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	23x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	67x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	37x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	36x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	16x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	16x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	15x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	22x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	19x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	17x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $1,324

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