MSI Z97-S01 (MS-7923)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics95.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7923
MotherboardMSI Z97-S01 (MS-7923)  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 16 '20 at 20:55
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
83.4% Excellent
Memory 94.6
1-Core 130
2-Core 208
84% 144 Pts
4-Core 389
8-Core 672
64% 531 Pts
64-Core 675
42% 675 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 83.4%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
95.9% Outstanding
Lighting 118
Reflection 141
Parallax 117
96% 125 fps
MRender 112
Gravity 129
Splatting 109
95% 116 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 95.9%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
50GB free
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 149 144 145 136 104 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 478
Mixed 354
SusWrite 161
83% 372 MB/s
4K Read 42.6
4K Write 94.3
4K Mixed 50.7
179% 62.5 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 179
185% 302 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 101%
Great: 108%
Toshiba THNSNH128GBST 128GB
15GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HTRAN101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 45 46 45 46 46 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 13% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
487GB free
Firmware: CC29
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 99 100 153 168 72 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
81.2% Excellent
Read 168
Write 178
Mixed 69.8
SusWrite 115
97% 133 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
65.7% Good
MC Read 23.8
MC Write 24.5
MC Mixed 19.1
64% 22.5 GB/s
SC Read 18.3
SC Write 23.3
SC Mixed 20.7
59% 20.8 GB/s
Latency 58.1
69% 58.1 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 65.7%
Great: 64%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-S01 (MS-7923) Builds (Compare 17 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI Z97-S01 (MS-7923)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $407
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