MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Jet ski	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	35.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	85.1% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	11 Days
Run Date	Feb 23 '20 at 21:12
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Memory 96.7 1-Core 116 2-Core 231 85% 148 Pts	4-Core 371 8-Core 450 53% 410 Pts	64-Core 444 28% 444 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 3351) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.0 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	35.4% Below average	Lighting 45.6 Reflection 31.4 Parallax 38.4 37% 38.5 fps	MRender 38.7 Gravity 42.1 Splatting 36.7 32% 39.2 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 121 97 117 106 106 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Read 448 Write 325 Mixed 284 SusWrite 122 66% 295 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 43.2 159% 60.6 MB/s	DQ Read 174 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 109 121% 199 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 97%
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 97GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 316 321 324 324 322 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Read 420 Write 322 Mixed 304 SusWrite 307 76% 338 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 43.5 161% 62 MB/s	DQ Read 181 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 180 154% 223 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 97%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 178GB free Firmware: P3CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 493 201 44 90 92 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	147% Outstanding	Read 741 Write 656 Mixed 620 SusWrite 169 122% 547 MB/s	4K Read 57.5 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 76.5 258% 90.7 MB/s	DQ Read 679 DQ Write 519 DQ Mixed 275 294% 491 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 147% Great: 295%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 255GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 79 79 80 80 80 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	44.2% Average	Read 74.2 Write 70.5 Mixed 51.3 SusWrite 79.4 51% 68.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 40,596 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	73.5% Very good	MC Read 25.8 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 23.8 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 22.1 SC Mixed 22.9 61% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 51.3 78% 51.3 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 85%

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

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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	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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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