MSI Z97A GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 82.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	150% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97A GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150213
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Aug 19 '21 at 18:06
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (42^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Memory 90.9 1-Core 119 2-Core 216 82% 142 Pts	4-Core 415 8-Core 496 59% 456 Pts	64-Core 616 38% 616 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 144GB free (System drive) Firmware: 32B1T3NA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 522 333 324 322 338 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	150% Outstanding	Read 665 Write 624 Mixed 614 SusWrite 381 128% 571 MB/s	4K Read 53.7 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 72.8 229% 76.2 MB/s	DQ Read 756 DQ Write 505 DQ Mixed 554 434% 605 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 150% Great: 311%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 15GB free Firmware: EXM01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 494 Write 468 Mixed 381 100% 448 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 99.9 4K Mixed 49.6 170% 61.6 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 349 264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 26GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 159 157 157 149 147 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Read 473 Write 151 Mixed 223 SusWrite 152 55% 250 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 41.2 156% 60.2 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 168 DQ Mixed 172 154% 237 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 133%
Liteonit LCT-128M3S 128GB 2,346 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 22GB free Firmware: VQDB SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 196 196 181 194 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Read 478 Write 190 Mixed 217 SusWrite 186 59% 268 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 76.6 4K Mixed 36.5 134% 48 MB/s	DQ Read 283 DQ Write 199 DQ Mixed 161 142% 214 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 82%
WD Se 1TB (2013)-$18 2,236 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 56GB free Firmware: 01.01M03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 116 123 104 102 106 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	Read 89.9 Write 70.1 Mixed 52.1 SusWrite 107 58% 79.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 4x8GB 8,984 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 21.6 MC Mixed 18.6 58% 20.4 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 20.5 SC Mixed 17.6 51% 17.8 GB/s	Latency 65.9 61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 63%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	7	6	60	0"	1280 720

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97A GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	247x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	44x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	15x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	65x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	29x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	29x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	18x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	17x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	16x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	18x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	16x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	15x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $638

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $48	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16