MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	60.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	101% 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	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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 24 '19 at 21:34
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 5.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 108 2-Core 254 86% 153 Pts	4-Core 492 8-Core 503 66% 497 Pts	64-Core 499 31% 499 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Nvidia(10DE 1C03) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.17 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	60.7% Good	Lighting 76 Reflection 75.5 Parallax 66.2 62% 72.6 fps	MRender 71.3 Gravity 69.6 Splatting 71.8 58% 70.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SN8U256G1122 256GB 2,469 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 145GB free (System drive) Firmware: X4120000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 176 181 150 156 142 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 306 Mixed 254 SusWrite 167 69% 310 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 49.7 189% 70.1 MB/s	DQ Read 323 DQ Write 244 DQ Mixed 222 183% 263 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 98%
Kingston SEDC400S37480G 480GB 250 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 197GB free Firmware: SAFM02.H SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 475 464 482 463 417 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 484 Mixed 356 SusWrite 461 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 41.8 162% 62.3 MB/s	DQ Read 325 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 174 176% 283 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 110%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 133 131 134 135 136 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Read 147 Write 130 Mixed 82.5 SusWrite 134 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 164% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 100%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 125 124 124 127 126 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	Read 121 Write 116 Mixed 72 SusWrite 125 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 5,533 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	MC Read 32.7 MC Write 33.9 MC Mixed 26.9 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 24.2 SC Mixed 25.2 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 48.5 82% 48.5 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 87%

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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	836x
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	191x
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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	45x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	46x
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 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $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