MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 42% Speed boat	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 29.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics	24.8% 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	44.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (37%). 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	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '18 at 13:13
Run Duration	211 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	37%

PC Performing below expectations (30^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 0.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	29.2% Poor	Memory 47.4 1-Core 19.1 2-Core 40.7 25% 35.7 Pts	4-Core 61.8 8-Core 106 10% 84.2 Pts	64-Core 107 7% 107 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 29.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% Gigabyte(1458 3603) 2GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 397.31 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	24.8% Poor	Lighting 22.4 Reflection 28.2 Parallax 51 18% 33.9 fps	MRender 54.4 Gravity 50.5 Splatting 36.5 38% 47.2 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 24.8% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 73GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 158 140 142 139 144 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	44.9% Average	Read 388 Write 296 Mixed 257 SusWrite 152 61% 273 MB/s	4K Read 13.8 4K Write 26.2 4K Mixed 13.8 52% 17.9 MB/s	DQ Read 101 DQ Write 81.5 DQ Mixed 81.7 64% 88 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 116%
WD Green 2TB (2009)-$113 12,948 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2TB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.8 0.9 2.8 7.2 6.9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	1.92% Terrible	Read 1.7 Write 1.2 Mixed 6.2 SusWrite 4.9 3% 3.5 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0 6% 0.1 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 1.92% Great: 60%
Lacie Rugged THB USB-C 2TB 202 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 931GB free Firmware: 0004 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 104 99 101 103 103 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	45.7% Average	Read 56.5 Write 116 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 102 60% 82 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.2 112% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 69%
Inateck ASM1153E 4TB 112 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 571GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 107 95 110 111 113 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	62.2% Good	Read 110 Write 91.2 Mixed 72 SusWrite 107 70% 94.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 141% 1 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 107%
WDC WD20 EARS-00MVWB0 2TB 71 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 1.5TB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 102 93 109 109 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	43.3% Average	Read 111 Write 104 Mixed 66 SusWrite 103 128% 95.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 81% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsZ DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB 1,490 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	38.8% Below average	MC Read 15.3 MC Write 15.2 MC Mixed 15.7 44% 15.4 GB/s	SC Read 4 SC Write 4.3 SC Mixed 6.8 14% 5.03 GB/s	Latency 171 23% 171 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 38.8% Great: 102%

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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	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