MSI Z97A GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics87.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive80.4% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7916
MotherboardMSI Z97A GAMING 7 (MS-7916)  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime1 Days
Run DateNov 24 '16 at 16:05
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User CHE-User
Background CPU2%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.4% Outstanding
Memory 93.9
1-Core 129
2-Core 259
90% 161 Pts
4-Core 513
8-Core 516
69% 514 Pts
64-Core 514
32% 514 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 91.4%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 375.95
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
87.4% Excellent
Lighting 111
Reflection 116
Parallax 99.8
90% 109 fps
MRender 96.5
Gravity 101
Splatting 102
82% 99.6 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 87.4%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 480GB-$256
53GB free
Firmware: 600ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
59.5% Above average
Read 494
Write 184
Mixed 266
69% 314 MB/s
4K Read 20.5
4K Write 25.2
4K Mixed 19.5
69% 21.7 MB/s
DQ Read 222
DQ Write 102
DQ Mixed 57
70% 127 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 59.5%
Great: 69%
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100
50GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 506ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
80.4% Excellent
Read 490
Write 181
Mixed 206
64% 292 MB/s
4K Read 36.3
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 21.4
140% 55.7 MB/s
DQ Read 214
DQ Write 197
DQ Mixed 48.6
79% 153 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 80.4%
Great: 87%
Samsung HE103UJ 1TB-$87
816GB free
Firmware: 1AA01118 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
67.6% Good
Read 105
Write 131
Mixed 114
88% 116 MB/s
4K Read 0.66
4K Write 2.23
4K Mixed 0.54
129% 1.15 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 67.6%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
63.5% Good
MC Read 22.1
MC Write 22.9
MC Mixed 19.8
62% 21.6 GB/s
SC Read 17
SC Write 23.6
SC Mixed 21.2
59% 20.6 GB/s
Latency 60.1
66% 60.1 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 63.5%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97A GAMING 7 (MS-7916) Builds (Compare 354 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97A GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $657
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