MSI Z97A GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Tree trunk	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 76.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	15.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	103% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97A GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	14.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	8.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 31 '17 at 18:07
Run Duration	252 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	76.1% Very good	Memory 83.7 1-Core 106 2-Core 203 75% 131 Pts	4-Core 370 8-Core 528 56% 449 Pts	64-Core 571 35% 571 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 650-Ti-$152 36,698 User benchmarks, average bench 14% Zotac(19DA 2292) 1GB CLim: 1033 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 384.94 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	15.9% Very poor	Lighting 19 Reflection 17.3 Parallax 24.9 16% 20.4 fps	MRender 23.6 Gravity 23.2 Splatting 16.4 17% 21.1 fps
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 15.9% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor M6e PCIe 256GB-$50 744 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 200GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.02 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 904 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 244 (B1) Unknown 100 100 36567 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 29 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 147453 (F2) Unknown 100 100 157629	103% Outstanding	Read 670 Write 533 Mixed 593 133% 599 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 90.8 4K Mixed 18.8 123% 47.7 MB/s	DQ Read 29.6 DQ Write 355 DQ Mixed 19.9 67% 135 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 131%
Samsung Spinpoint F2 1TB-$60 32,476 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 408GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 99 0 (03) Spinup time 71 71 9450 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 5777 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 38571 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 202 (0D) Soft read error rate 100 99 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 7 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 66 61 588840994 (C2) HDA temperature 64 59 639172644 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 139173740 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 1 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0	47.8% Average	Read 79.2 Write 87.2 Mixed 84.1 63% 83.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.31 4K Write 1.42 4K Mixed 0.28 71% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 58%
Seagate ST2000VX003-1HH164 2TB 3,366 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 182GB free Firmware: CV11 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 143045136 (03) Spinup time 97 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 435 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 69 60 8139402 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 9762 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 65 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 76 76 24 (BE) vendor-specific 66 60 622526498 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 26 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 451 (C2) HDA temperature 34 40 98784247842 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	62.6% Good	Read 125 Write 93.1 Mixed 103 80% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 1.35 4K Mixed 0.17 62% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 101%
WDC WD40 PURX-64GVNY0 4TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 2TB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	45.9% Average	Read 112 Write 106 Mixed 78.3 123% 98.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.53 4K Write 2.09 4K Mixed 0.26 82% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 46%
ST3000VX 000-1CU166 3TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 811GB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	53% Above average	Read 144 Write 130 Mixed 82.1 145% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 1.25 4K Mixed 0.17 50% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 60%
ST3000VX 000-1CU166 3TB 639GB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

USB Disk 32GB 99 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 23GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 13.8 9% 13.8 MB/s
Poor: 2% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C10 3x8GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 3 of 4 slots used 24GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	30.7% Below average	MC Read 10 MC Write 10.2 MC Mixed 9.4 28% 9.87 GB/s	SC Read 7.8 SC Write 9.7 SC Mixed 10 26% 9.17 GB/s	Latency 73.9 54% 73.9 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 30.7% Great: 66%

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

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	18x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	17x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 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: $642

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16