MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	54.4% 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	94.3% 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	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.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140425
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 07 '18 at 01:38
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 (93^rd percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Memory 89.8 1-Core 131 2-Core 258 89% 160 Pts	4-Core 440 8-Core 669 69% 555 Pts	64-Core 670 41% 670 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 295X2 (CrossFire Disabled) 2,533 User benchmarks, average bench 50% AMD(1002 1B2A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1018 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.12.1 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	54.4% Above average	Lighting 66.4 Reflection 60.2 Parallax 92.9 54% 73.2 fps	MRender 60 Gravity 59 Splatting 77.9 55% 65.6 fps
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 55%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force 60GB 1,468 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 55GB free Firmware: 2.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 102 99 6962885 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 8461085585338 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2995 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 911 (B1) Unknown 0 0 1 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 26 51 60132884506 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 102 99 6962885 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 768 (EA) Unknown 0 0 576 (F1) Unknown 0 0 576 (F2) Unknown 0 0 2944	43.6% Average	Read 199 Write 78.1 Mixed 105 28% 127 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 73.9 4K Mixed 14.1 93% 37.2 MB/s	DQ Read 99.2 DQ Write 74 DQ Mixed 22.6 34% 65.3 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 51%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 9323 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1610 (B1) Unknown 93 93 77 (B3) Unknown 100 1 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 70 55 30 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 201 (F1) Unknown 99 99 40846173472	94.3% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 350 Mixed 352 89% 402 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 71.9 4K Mixed 26.5 139% 47.6 MB/s	DQ Read 353 DQ Write 176 DQ Mixed 22.8 81% 184 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 126%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 6,389 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.6% Above average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 18.2 MC Mixed 15.1 48% 16.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 19.7 SC Mixed 17.2 49% 17.2 GB/s	Latency 67.4 59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 87%

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

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

Jet ski

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 $125	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