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MSI Z97M GAMING (MS-7919)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 75% Battleship	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 63% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	81.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D 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.

System	MSI MS-7919
Motherboard	MSI Z97M GAMING (MS-7919) (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160218
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 17 '21 at 00:32
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 142 2-Core 272 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 493 8-Core 715 76% 604 Pts	64-Core 721 45% 721 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Gigabyte(1458 3FF9) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 4375 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (100 fps cap detected)	81.6% Excellent	Lighting 100 Reflection 100 Parallax 100 82% 100 fps	MRender 100 Gravity 100 Splatting 100 82% 100 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$112 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 102GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 6,976 Write 6,443 Mixed 6,456 1,479% 6,625 MB/s	4K Read 618 4K Write 395 4K Mixed 311 1,544% 441 MB/s	DQ Read 1,340 DQ Write 1,032 DQ Mixed 1,104 848% 1,158 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$175 20,205 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 156 156 159 158 158 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 160 Mixed 106 SusWrite 158 109% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1.1 219% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 98%
WD Gold 10TB (2016)-$289 1,110 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 417GB free Firmware: 01.01H02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 125 127 130 128 126 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	72.4% Very good	Read 123 Write 126 Mixed 78.7 SusWrite 128 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 5.9 4K Mixed 1.4 302% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB 18,444 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1874 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	69.3% Good	MC Read 24 MC Write 25.5 MC Mixed 21.6 68% 23.7 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 25.4 SC Mixed 22 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 58 69% 58 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 71%

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Typical Z97M GAMING (MS-7919) Builds (Compare 471 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	195x
Core i5-4690KIntel $43Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	141x
Core i7-4770KIntel $75Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	25x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	68x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	38x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	36x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	17x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	16x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $99Bench 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: 63% - Good

Total price: $1,300

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $135
Intel Core i5-13600K $210	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $380	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $82
Intel Core i5-12400F $111	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $370