MSI Z97M GAMING (MS-7919)

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 85.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	32.1% 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	93.3% 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7919
Motherboard	MSI Z97M GAMING (MS-7919) (all builds)
Memory	14.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20140722
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 10 '19 at 18:09
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Memory 95.8 1-Core 119 2-Core 234 86% 150 Pts	4-Core 408 8-Core 610 63% 509 Pts	64-Core 601 37% 601 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% EVGA(3842 6253) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	32.1% Below average	Lighting 39.9 Reflection 31.9 Parallax 38.4 32% 36.7 fps	MRender 38.7 Gravity 38.8 Splatting 37.5 31% 38.3 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 32.1% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston RBU-SNS8152S3256GG2 256GB 2,871 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 203GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM01.R SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 313 312 315 313 316 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Read 452 Write 318 Mixed 306 SusWrite 314 78% 348 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 36.1 140% 56.5 MB/s	DQ Read 286 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 151 153% 246 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 93%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 259GB free Firmware: MS2OA8R0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 120 120 118 118 122 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	73.3% Very good	Read 136 Write 132 Mixed 29.1 SusWrite 119 75% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 156% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 107%
WD WD1600HLFS-60G6U2 160GB 3,337 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 115GB free Firmware: 04.04V03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 112 112 111 110 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	63% Good	Read 108 Write 102 Mixed 73.6 SusWrite 111 73% 98.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.3 238% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 68%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 550GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 93 92 92 91 92 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	51.7% Above average	Read 89.1 Write 92.1 Mixed 47.9 SusWrite 91.1 59% 80.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 57%

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 way above expectations (94^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	MC Read 25.6 MC Write 26 MC Mixed 22.4 70% 24.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 24.3 62% 21.7 GB/s	Latency 54.6 73% 54.6 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 72%

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Typical Z97M GAMING (MS-7919) Builds (Compare 453 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97M GAMING (MS-7919) - $667

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	190x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	138x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	23x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	67x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	37x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	36x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	16x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	16x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	15x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	22x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	19x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	17x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $1,309

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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