MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 100% UFO	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	122% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	87.7% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	21 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 21 '21 at 01:56
Run Duration	315 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th 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 (84^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Memory 84.6 1-Core 123 2-Core 257 85% 155 Pts	4-Core 445 8-Core 662 69% 553 Pts	64-Core 657 41% 657 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6390) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	122% Outstanding	Lighting 165 Reflection 183 Parallax 172 134% 173 fps	MRender 130 Gravity 171 Splatting 121 114% 141 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 240GB-$73 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 183GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 222 261 268 273 273 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Read 425 Write 274 Mixed 303 SusWrite 248 70% 313 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 98.4 4K Mixed 36.5 138% 53.6 MB/s	DQ Read 329 DQ Write 263 DQ Mixed 186 169% 259 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 91%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 13GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 499 Write 481 Mixed 406 103% 462 MB/s	4K Read 44.8 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 59.8 201% 70.5 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 354 268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 7GB free Firmware: MU03 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 431 Write 328 Mixed 309 79% 356 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 40.1 151% 57.6 MB/s	DQ Read 176 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 148 138% 210 MB/s
Poor: 65% Great: 97%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$59 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 140GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 157 158 161 164 164 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	89% Excellent	Read 151 Write 163 Mixed 39 SusWrite 159 92% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 178% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 108%
Seagate Expansion+ 1TB 4,125 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 211GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 88 85 85 84 84 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	49.1% Average	Read 86.6 Write 122 Mixed 84.5 SusWrite 84.7 70% 94.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.9 143% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 0215 CMX8GX3M2B1600C9 KHX1600C10D3/8G 0215 CMX8GX3M2B1600C9 24GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	50.6% Above average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 18.3 MC Mixed 15.3 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 19.1 SC Mixed 17.2 48% 16.9 GB/s	Latency 72.4 55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 51%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 48: 7R 3G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
48%	25%	55	317	236	60	27"	2560 1440	ACI27B1 ROG PG278Q

History: Score 14: 1R 2G 3B | Score 49: 9R 1G 1B | Score 48: 7R 3G 4B

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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	835x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	164x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	96x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	190x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 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	47x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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	39x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16