MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	79.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150213
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 14 '19 at 22:40
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	PRI-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	77.5% Very good	Memory 86.6 1-Core 108 2-Core 211 77% 135 Pts	4-Core 394 8-Core 406 53% 400 Pts	64-Core 400 25% 400 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-Ti-$362 42,960 User benchmarks, average bench 26% EVGA(3842 3662) 2GB CLim: 1267 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 430.86 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 23% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 147GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT0AB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 242 241 244 243 245 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	79.4% Very good	Read 442 Write 248 Mixed 164 SusWrite 241 61% 274 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 82.9 4K Mixed 24.4 115% 44.5 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 207 DQ Mixed 58.3 105% 211 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 85%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 118 121 121 121 122 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	68.2% Good	Read 116 Write 118 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 121 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 187% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 86%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 271GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 72 74 76 76 77 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	37.1% Below average	Read 54 Write 53 Mixed 48.3 SusWrite 74.9 43% 57.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 113% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 37.1% Great: 57%
Seagate ST3200822AS 200GB-$33 4,227 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 149GB free Firmware: 3.02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 58 59 59 59 59 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	34.5% Below average	Read 61 Write 29.7 Mixed 39 SusWrite 58.9 35% 47.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 34%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 991981 (996981) 4x4GB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.2% Above average	MC Read 17.8 MC Write 18.9 MC Mixed 16.2 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 12.3 SC Write 18.3 SC Mixed 15.1 44% 15.2 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 77%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 35%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) - $203

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	828x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	163x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	96x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	189x
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 $109Bench 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	38x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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