MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics60.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive57.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7916
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)  (all builds)
Memory8.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 16 '19 at 10:00
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 34%
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 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
79.3% Very good
Memory 80.2
1-Core 88.9
2-Core 247
75% 139 Pts
4-Core 423
8-Core 623
65% 523 Pts
64-Core 612
38% 612 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 79.3%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.71
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
60.5% Good
Lighting 75.5
Reflection 76.7
Parallax 67.2
62% 73.1 fps
MRender 70.9
Gravity 71.3
Splatting 71.6
58% 71.3 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60.5%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
37GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 583ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 82 74 83 89 76 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
57.1% Above average
Read 202
Write 120
Mixed 148
SusWrite 78.6
30% 137 MB/s
4K Read 26.9
4K Write 93.1
4K Mixed 32.1
131% 50.7 MB/s
DQ Read 70.9
DQ Write 123
DQ Mixed 93.6
72% 95.7 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 57.1%
Great: 73%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68
184GB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 124 124 123 124 123 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
87.9% Excellent
Read 182
Write 160
Mixed 28.5
SusWrite 124
89% 124 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 2
362% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5673FH0-CH9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 M378B5673FH0-CH9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 12GB
1333, 1600, 1333, 1600 MHz
2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
44.9% Average
MC Read 15.5
MC Write 16.4
MC Mixed 13.9
44% 15.3 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 16
SC Mixed 13.7
40% 14.1 GB/s
Latency 80.2
50% 80.2 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 44.9%
Great: 64%

 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 1,342 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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