MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 116%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 96%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics137% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive99.2% 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 Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit renk
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141106
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateJan 01 '20 at 20:35
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
87.4% Excellent
Memory 89
1-Core 128
2-Core 253
87% 156 Pts
4-Core 463
8-Core 664
71% 563 Pts
64-Core 666
41% 666 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 87.4%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Zotac(19DA 4471) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2800 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
137% Outstanding
Lighting 194
Reflection 203
Parallax 188
158% 195 fps
MRender 128
Gravity 191
Splatting 131
122% 150 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 137%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
170GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 228 246 247 245 247 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
99.2% Outstanding
Read 450
Write 428
Mixed 350
SusWrite 259
83% 372 MB/s
4K Read 31.6
4K Write 97.9
4K Mixed 46.3
159% 58.6 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 238
212% 319 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 99.2%
Great: 118%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61
2TB free
Firmware: MX4OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 148 151 151 153 148 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
99.2% Outstanding
Read 195
Write 160
Mixed 22.2
SusWrite 151
95% 132 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 99.2%
Great: 108%
WD WD3200AZRX-00A8LB0 320GB
297GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 119 123 124 124 124 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
67.6% Good
Read 113
Write 91
Mixed 45.7
SusWrite 123
68% 93.1 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.5
103% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 67.6%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905402-411.A00LF KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1600C9D3/4GX 9905402-411.A00LF 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
2048, 8192, 4096, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
42.3% Average
MC Read 14.5
MC Write 14.8
MC Mixed 12.7
40% 14 GB/s
SC Read 11.8
SC Write 14.9
SC Mixed 13.6
38% 13.4 GB/s
Latency 68.5
58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 42.3%
Great: 42%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) Builds (Compare 1,342 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $851
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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