MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	37.8% 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	113% 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	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.

System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '18 at 18:55
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Memory 94.5 1-Core 112 2-Core 228 83% 145 Pts	4-Core 406 8-Core 617 63% 511 Pts	64-Core 606 38% 606 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% Gigabyte(1458 3603) 2GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 416.81 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	37.8% Below average	Lighting 45.3 Reflection 41.9 Parallax 55.5 37% 47.6 fps	MRender 56.4 Gravity 53 Splatting 38.9 39% 49.4 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 211GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 469 476 477 482 478 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 485 Mixed 343 SusWrite 473 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 94.2 4K Mixed 44.5 158% 57.6 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 175 176% 287 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 116%
WD Green 2TB (2009)-$113 12,948 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2TB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.4 0.7 5.1 6.3 6.2 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 1.2 Write 1 Mixed 2.2 SusWrite 5.2 2% 2.4 MB/s	4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0 8% 0.15 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 60%
Lacie Rugged THB USB-C 2TB 202 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 931GB free Firmware: 0004 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 100 100 104 102 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	53% Above average	Read 81.7 Write 120 Mixed 102 SusWrite 102 76% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.6 182% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 69%
Inateck ASM1153E 4TB 112 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 571GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 102 101 100 101 101 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	62.9% Good	Read 118 Write 72.3 Mixed 74.2 SusWrite 101 68% 91.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 107%
WDC WD20 EARS-00MVWB0 2TB 71 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 1.5TB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 110 113 112 113 112 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	46.4% Average	Read 111 Write 112 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 111 142% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 92% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsZ DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB 1,490 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	64.6% Good	MC Read 24.6 MC Write 23.6 MC Mixed 17.8 63% 22 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 21.8 SC Mixed 22.9 60% 20.9 GB/s	Latency 58.5 68% 58.5 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 102%

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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	831x
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 $400Bench 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	46x
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 $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 $177	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16