MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (13th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 87 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 57.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	74.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (29%). 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	7.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140421
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 05 '18 at 02:38
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	29%

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PC Performing way below expectations (13^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 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	57.1% Above average	Memory 64.6 1-Core 103 2-Core 205 68% 124 Pts	4-Core 289 8-Core 280 38% 284 Pts	64-Core 306 19% 306 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	74.4% Very good	Lighting 94.3 Reflection 97.2 Parallax 81.3 77% 90.9 fps	MRender 83.3 Gravity 85.6 Splatting 85.3 70% 84.8 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 442 Write 425 Mixed 363 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 87.6 4K Mixed 50.5 171% 59.2 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 349 264% 355 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 655GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 136 134 135 137 136 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	60.4% Good	Read 73.7 Write 93.7 Mixed 26.5 SusWrite 136 60% 82.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.7 327% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 94%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 136GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 69 79 109 106 110 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	50% Average	Read 81 Write 129 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 92.4 70% 94.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1 206% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 109%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 3.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 99 98 100 100 96 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	57.8% Above average	Read 103 Write 95.5 Mixed 73.7 SusWrite 98.2 68% 92.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 190% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1600C10D3/4G KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1600C10D3/4G 16GB 1,509 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	41% Average	MC Read 12.7 MC Write 17.3 MC Mixed 13.7 42% 14.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 14.4 SC Mixed 10.7 33% 11.6 GB/s	Latency 115 35% 115 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 63%

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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	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