MSI Z97M GAMING (MS-7919)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	87.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7919
Motherboard	MSI Z97M GAMING (MS-7919) (all builds)
Memory	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140430
Uptime	6 Days
Run Date	Apr 21 '19 at 17:06
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	40%

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PC Performing way below expectations (19^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 below expectations (9^th percentile)	69.5% Good	Memory 75.3 1-Core 114 2-Core 213 75% 134 Pts	4-Core 344 8-Core 488 52% 416 Pts	64-Core 532 33% 532 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 3755) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.17 Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	87.3% Excellent	Lighting 111 Reflection 110 Parallax 112 90% 111 fps	MRender 133 Gravity 96.7 Splatting 79.9 82% 103 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 97%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 439GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 684 Write 596 Mixed 555 136% 612 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 58.8 200% 69.9 MB/s	DQ Read 637 DQ Write 523 DQ Mixed 269 286% 476 MB/s
Poor: 127% Great: 255%
Intel 730 Series 240GB-$250 8,417 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 142GB free (System drive) Firmware: L2010410 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 379 Write 274 Mixed 263 68% 305 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 89.8 4K Mixed 33.6 137% 51.3 MB/s	DQ Read 349 DQ Write 279 DQ Mixed 270 214% 299 MB/s
Poor: 67% Great: 95%
Intel 320 Series 80GB-$60 4,402 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 45GB free Firmware: 4PC10362 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 4,187 Write 42.3 Mixed 86 299% 1,438 MB/s	4K Read 707 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 5.5 1,080% 239 MB/s
Poor: 26% Great: 45%
Seagate Backup+ BK 1TB 2,418 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 427GB free Firmware: 0410 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 85.5 Write 57.7 Mixed 54.5 49% 65.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 994052 4x4GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	55.5% Above average	MC Read 21.2 MC Write 22 MC Mixed 17.2 58% 20.1 GB/s	SC Read 10.7 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 15.1 41% 14.3 GB/s	Latency 89.8 44% 89.8 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 112%

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

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Gaming 43%

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Desktop 85%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97M GAMING (MS-7919) - $667

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	190x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	138x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	23x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	67x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	37x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	36x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	16x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	16x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	15x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	22x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	19x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	17x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $1,309

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