MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	28.2% 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	83.6% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	19 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit renk
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Mar 21 '19 at 14:23
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$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 (98^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Memory 96.7 1-Core 91.8 2-Core 256 82% 148 Pts	4-Core 439 8-Core 688 69% 563 Pts	64-Core 678 42% 678 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7870-$203 42,130 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Asus(1043 0432) 2GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1200 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.3.2 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	28.2% Poor	Lighting 35.5 Reflection 32.2 Parallax 43.5 29% 37.1 fps	MRender 28.3 Gravity 31.4 Splatting 36.7 27% 32.1 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 28.2% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZNTD256HAGL-00000 256GB 1,302 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 149GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT2300Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 220 213 232 225 229 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Read 503 Write 208 Mixed 177 SusWrite 223 61% 278 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 96.2 4K Mixed 25.9 126% 49.9 MB/s	DQ Read 353 DQ Write 206 DQ Mixed 67.5 107% 209 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 79%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 90GB free Firmware: 17.01H17 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 75 74 74 77 77 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	48.3% Average	Read 92.8 Write 89.5 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 75.2 59% 79.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 69%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1.5TB 1,782 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 45GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 133 131 133 133 133 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	79.4% Very good	Read 143 Write 50.7 Mixed 46 SusWrite 133 68% 93.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.2 256% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 189%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 43GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 82 81 81 84 82 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	61% Good	Read 130 Write 115 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 82.2 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.4 123% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 83%
Generic USB Flash Disk 8GB 111 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 4GB free, PID 1176 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.4 1.6 6.6 9 9 9.1 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	6.19% Terrible	Read 19.2 Write 9.3 Mixed 7.2 SusWrite 7.3 13% 10.8 MB/s	4K Read 3.8 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.3 34% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.19% Great: 7%
WD My Passport 0740 1TB 4,204 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 12GB free, PID 0740 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 87 89 87 92 87 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	40.9% Average	Read 94.7 Write 95.5 Mixed 56.8 SusWrite 88.7 113% 83.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 114% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2133C11D3/8GX KHX2133C11D3/4GX KHX2133C11D3/8GX KHX2133C11D3/4GX 24GB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 21.5 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 24.2 SC Mixed 26 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 51.5 78% 51.5 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 78%

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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	829x
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	190x
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 $261	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