MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	24.3% 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	95.9% 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.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 14 '18 at 01:38
Run Duration	108 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	33%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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)	77.7% Very good	Memory 89 1-Core 122 2-Core 219 82% 143 Pts	4-Core 374 8-Core 442 53% 408 Pts	64-Core 324 20% 324 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 460-$90 64,240 User benchmarks, average bench 20% XFX(1682 9462) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1196 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.2.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	24.3% Poor	Lighting 29.5 Reflection 31 Parallax 36.8 24% 32.5 fps	MRender 29.3 Gravity 28.9 Splatting 31.8 25% 30 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 24.3% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 380GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 400 Mixed 412 98% 438 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 95.2 4K Mixed 26.5 152% 55.4 MB/s	DQ Read 45.8 DQ Write 265 DQ Mixed 27.2 59% 113 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 134%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 528GB free Firmware: CC43 Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Read 139 Write 151 Mixed 120 102% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 5.55 4K Mixed 0.67 197% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsZ DDR3 2400 C10 4x4GB 903 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.6% Average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 15.2 48% 17 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 14.7 SC Mixed 13 36% 12.5 GB/s	Latency 68.5 58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 110%

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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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Total price: $851

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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