MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 59.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	38% 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	44% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (71%). 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	8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	2.4 Days
Run Date	May 31 '20 at 15:45
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	71%

PC Performing as expected (54^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 below expectations (12^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Memory 76.9 1-Core 94.2 2-Core 196 69% 122 Pts	4-Core 236 8-Core 300 34% 268 Pts	64-Core 350 22% 350 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3201) 2GB CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 446.14 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	38% Below average	Lighting 52.5 Reflection 40 Parallax 35.5 43% 42.6 fps	MRender 37 Gravity 36.4 Splatting 33.2 29% 35.5 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 38% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 21GB free (System drive) Firmware: 600ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 87 77 85 76 83 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	44% Average	Read 201 Write 121 Mixed 168 SusWrite 79.3 32% 142 MB/s	4K Read 14.7 4K Write 57.2 4K Mixed 25.4 85% 32.4 MB/s	DQ Read 81.1 DQ Write 122 DQ Mixed 97.1 75% 100 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 73%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 1TB 18,390 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 44GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 64 66 66 66 66 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	37.7% Below average	Read 65.6 Write 44.5 Mixed 40.8 SusWrite 65.4 40% 54.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 63%
Dell USB Portable HDD 1TB 549 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 50GB free Firmware: 040D SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 97 94 96 102 94 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	53% Above average	Read 87.2 Write 54.8 Mixed 51.7 SusWrite 97.4 54% 72.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 58%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2010)-$35 32,229 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 462GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 85 86 85 85 85 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	49% Average	Read 85.6 Write 76.5 Mixed 48.8 SusWrite 85 54% 74 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 111% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 50%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	49.7% Average	MC Read 18.4 MC Write 17.7 MC Mixed 16.3 50% 17.5 GB/s	SC Read 10.7 SC Write 16.1 SC Mixed 16.8 42% 14.5 GB/s	Latency 86.5 46% 86.5 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 72%

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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	829x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	164x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	96x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	190x
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 $94Bench 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 $273	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 $45	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