MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	33.2% 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	42.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150213
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 07 '17 at 19:36
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	VEN-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Memory 92.4 1-Core 113 2-Core 221 81% 142 Pts	4-Core 410 8-Core 413 55% 412 Pts	64-Core 417 26% 417 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% Asus(1043 8465) 2GB CLim: 1234 MHz, MLim: 1757 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 385.28 Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.2% Below average	Lighting 42.9 Reflection 36.7 Parallax 52.1 35% 43.9 fps	MRender 45.6 Gravity 35.1 Splatting 31.3 30% 37.3 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force 3 120GB-$109 22,358 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.3.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 92 92 6979016 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 87 87 14998025809431 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2121 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 182 (B1) Unknown 0 0 8 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 128 129 545469300864 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 6979016 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 6979016 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 6979016 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 11365 (EA) Unknown 0 0 9757 (F1) Unknown 0 0 9757 (F2) Unknown 0 0 12250	42.1% Average	Read 205 Write 104 Mixed 112 31% 140 MB/s	4K Read 19.6 4K Write 86.8 4K Mixed 10 88% 38.8 MB/s	DQ Read 15 DQ Write 93.4 DQ Mixed 7.48 20% 38.6 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 61%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1.5TB 1,782 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 500GB free Firmware: 1.0. Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 229 Write 163 Mixed 157 137% 183 MB/s	4K Read 0.69 4K Write 3.85 4K Mixed 0.46 151% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 189%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 12GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 199 164 5050 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3963 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 74 74 19691 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1150 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 326 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 189 189 35664 (C2) HDA temperature 114 109 36 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 1 2546823 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 1	41.5% Average	Read 69.7 Write 74.9 Mixed 64.9 52% 69.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.39 4K Write 1.52 4K Mixed 0.16 63% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 20,667 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	60.6% Good	MC Read 21.7 MC Write 23 MC Mixed 17.8 60% 20.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 20.6 SC Mixed 19.7 53% 18.7 GB/s	Latency 63.4 63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 77%

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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	834x
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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Total price: $851

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	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 $40	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