MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 35% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	42.3% 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	90.9% 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.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150814
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 12 '19 at 22:26
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	86% Excellent	Memory 94.8 1-Core 133 2-Core 262 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 417 8-Core 692 68% 554 Pts	64-Core 692 43% 692 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4996) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1582 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 432.0 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.3% Average	Lighting 47.8 Reflection 55.1 Parallax 44.8 39% 49.2 fps	MRender 68.3 Gravity 47.8 Splatting 62.3 49% 59.5 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SP900 256GB-$300 9,430 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 103GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.0.7a SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 192 190 194 185 199 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Read 355 Write 271 Mixed 294 SusWrite 195 62% 279 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 46 173% 64.9 MB/s	DQ Read 290 DQ Write 233 DQ Mixed 166 150% 230 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 89%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 226GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 340 326 316 324 319 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 377 Write 366 Mixed 320 SusWrite 331 78% 348 MB/s	4K Read 44.1 4K Write 98.4 4K Mixed 58.7 194% 67.1 MB/s	DQ Read 261 DQ Write 208 DQ Mixed 226 172% 232 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 134%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 290GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 461 485 146 84 84 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 494 Mixed 421 SusWrite 286 96% 430 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 54 195% 73.8 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 121%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB 48,796 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	60.7% Good	MC Read 21 MC Write 21.7 MC Mixed 18.5 58% 20.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 23.6 SC Mixed 20.3 57% 20.1 GB/s	Latency 57.8 69% 57.8 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 63%

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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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Value: 60% - Above average

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