MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	54.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	74.7% 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.

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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	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140724
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 05 '21 at 22:26
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	33%

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PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Memory 92.9 1-Core 115 2-Core 196 79% 134 Pts	4-Core 372 8-Core 506 56% 439 Pts	64-Core 622 38% 622 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6163) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	54.5% Above average	Lighting 64.9 Reflection 77.6 Parallax 67.3 53% 69.9 fps	MRender 67.3 Gravity 71.7 Splatting 71 58% 70 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199 23,857 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 575GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 182 188 193 192 198 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	74.7% Very good	Read 365 Write 354 Mixed 260 SusWrite 189 66% 292 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 74.5 4K Mixed 31.9 138% 48 MB/s	DQ Read 207 DQ Write 111 DQ Mixed 117 98% 145 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 126%
Corsair Force GT 240GB-$499 4,125 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 67GB free Firmware: 5.02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 152 151 153 152 142 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Read 427 Write 148 Mixed 192 SusWrite 151 50% 229 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 20.3 4K Mixed 22.6 87% 24.8 MB/s	DQ Read 157 DQ Write 66.7 DQ Mixed 83.5 69% 102 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 92%
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226 35,454 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 460GB free Firmware: X41100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 172 166 155 160 134 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	54.7% Above average	Read 302 Write 266 Mixed 91.2 SusWrite 160 46% 205 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 47.1 4K Mixed 23.8 95% 32.4 MB/s	DQ Read 130 DQ Write 44.5 DQ Mixed 58.2 50% 77.4 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 107%
Samsung 860 QVO 2TB-$200 28,979 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 601GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 377 380 372 375 394 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 480 Mixed 397 SusWrite 379 99% 442 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 51.7 179% 66.9 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 360 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 122%
Sandisk S-1T00 1TB 8,421 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 275GB free Firmware: 411040RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 374 380 371 375 393 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 479 Mixed 308 SusWrite 378 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 52.9 169% 62.8 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 189 185% 296 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 120%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 709GB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 69 69 70 69 68 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	43.9% Average	Read 72.5 Write 63 Mixed 50.3 SusWrite 69 85% 63.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 5.9 4K Mixed 0.7 228% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 59%

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 @ 1800 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	MC Read 19.1 MC Write 19.3 MC Mixed 15.7 52% 18 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 20.6 SC Mixed 18.7 53% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 62.3 64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 85%

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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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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