MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics3.41% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive120% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7916
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)  (all builds)
Memory28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateJan 18 '21 at 11:13
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
84% Excellent
Memory 90.2
1-Core 115
2-Core 230
82% 145 Pts
4-Core 451
8-Core 442
60% 447 Pts
64-Core 444
28% 444 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 84%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
MSI(1462 7916) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5166
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
3.41% Terrible
Lighting 3.8
Reflection 2.8
Parallax 6.6
3% 4.4 fps
MRender 7.7
Gravity 2.5
Splatting 4.8
4% 5 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.41%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$28
110GB free
Firmware: SBFKB1E1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 135 135 140 139 294 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
83.7% Excellent
Read 364
Write 139
Mixed 272
SusWrite 189
54% 241 MB/s
4K Read 32.5
4K Write 88.2
4K Mixed 39.4
146% 53.4 MB/s
DQ Read 252
DQ Write 311
DQ Mixed 186
167% 250 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 83.7%
Great: 85%
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB
165GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 277 262 262 263 263 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 445
Write 667
Mixed 636
SusWrite 268
114% 504 MB/s
4K Read 45.9
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 42.8
184% 67.2 MB/s
DQ Read 710
DQ Write 664
DQ Mixed 254
310% 543 MB/s
Poor: 95%
This bench: 120%
Great: 223%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
61.2% Good
MC Read 21.7
MC Write 23.1
MC Mixed 19
61% 21.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.1
SC Write 20.8
SC Mixed 20.7
53% 18.5 GB/s
Latency 66.9
60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 61.2%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) Builds (Compare 1,340 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) - $203

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $851
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