MSI Z97M GAMING (MS-7919)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics102% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive100% 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.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7919
MotherboardMSI Z97M GAMING (MS-7919)  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160218
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 21 '20 at 13:44
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User SGP-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
78.2% Very good
Memory 84.2
1-Core 111
2-Core 182
74% 126 Pts
4-Core 389
8-Core 582
60% 485 Pts
64-Core 581
36% 581 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 78.2%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.19
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 131
Reflection 140
Parallax 123
107% 131 fps
MRender 110
Gravity 132
Splatting 105
94% 116 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 102%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$79
258GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 296 297 297 298 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 456
Write 436
Mixed 418
SusWrite 304
91% 403 MB/s
4K Read 25
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 44.9
152% 59.1 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 354
267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 100%
Great: 129%
Spcc Solid State Disk 1TB
166GB free
Firmware: S0530B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 418 248 11 11 11 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
78.6% Very good
Read 460
Write 406
Mixed 380
SusWrite 189
80% 359 MB/s
4K Read 19.7
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 29.2
125% 52.6 MB/s
DQ Read 158
DQ Write 327
DQ Mixed 55.2
95% 180 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 78.6%
Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsZ DDR3 2133 C10 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
57.6% Above average
MC Read 21.9
MC Write 21.1
MC Mixed 16.4
57% 19.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.6
SC Write 20.2
SC Mixed 20
53% 18.6 GB/s
Latency 73.1
55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 57.6%
Great: 124%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97M GAMING (MS-7919) Builds (Compare 454 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97M GAMING (MS-7919) - $667

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $1,309
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