MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	15.7% 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	52.1% 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.

High background CPU (23%). 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	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	5.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '18 at 22:10
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing as expected (58^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Memory 85 1-Core 116 2-Core 201 78% 134 Pts	4-Core 381 8-Core 620 61% 500 Pts	64-Core 635 39% 635 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-$120 66,662 User benchmarks, average bench 15% MSI(1462 8A9C) 2GB CLim: 1333 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	15.7% Very poor	Lighting 19.7 Reflection 15.9 Parallax 16.7 16% 17.4 fps	MRender 22 Gravity 17.9 Splatting 16.3 15% 18.8 fps
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 15.7% Great: 16%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 175GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 180 196 153 245 246 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	Read 202 Write 325 Mixed 184 SusWrite 208 52% 230 MB/s	4K Read 13.5 4K Write 50.4 4K Mixed 20.7 74% 28.2 MB/s	DQ Read 189 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 132 116% 173 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 111%
Kingston SSDNow V Series 128GB 244 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 119GB free Firmware: E120506a SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 98 91 133 124 159 MB/s Performing below potential (98^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	55.7% Above average	Read 229 Write 199 Mixed 162 SusWrite 122 40% 178 MB/s	4K Read 20.2 4K Write 61.4 4K Mixed 29.3 101% 37 MB/s	DQ Read 150 DQ Write 198 DQ Mixed 77.8 86% 142 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 45%
Goodram C40 240GB 479 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 155GB free Firmware: S8FM08.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 241 261 263 272 294 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	70.2% Very good	Read 487 Write 293 Mixed 217 SusWrite 256 70% 313 MB/s	4K Read 21.1 4K Write 68.5 4K Mixed 17.4 90% 35.7 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 207 DQ Mixed 54.1 78% 143 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 80%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$64 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 911GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 94 90 100 96 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	52.8% Above average	Read 88.5 Write 101 Mixed 48.3 SusWrite 95.3 61% 83.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMV4GX3M1A1333C9 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 0215 CMV4GX3M1A1333C9 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 16GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1333, 1600, 1333, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.5% Average	MC Read 15.7 MC Write 17.1 MC Mixed 14.3 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 16.3 SC Mixed 15.3 42% 14.7 GB/s	Latency 71.9 56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 53%

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

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Typical Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) Builds (Compare 1,342 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	831x
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 $90Bench 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	39x
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 $269	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