MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	62.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150814
Uptime	2.4 Days
Run Date	May 26 '20 at 12:46
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Memory 94.1 1-Core 91.6 2-Core 214 76% 133 Pts	4-Core 411 8-Core 402 54% 406 Pts	64-Core 384 24% 384 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 3170) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	62.4% Good	Lighting 79 Reflection 83 Parallax 78.2 64% 80.1 fps	MRender 78.6 Gravity 72.2 Splatting 65.9 58% 72.2 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$28 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71E0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 368 Write 273 Mixed 271 68% 304 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 75.8 4K Mixed 21.5 105% 40.7 MB/s	DQ Read 163 DQ Write 82.7 DQ Mixed 11.6 38% 85.8 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 85%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$58 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 154GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 77 Write 79.8 Mixed 63.8 55% 73.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 84%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$40 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 658GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 176 Write 146 Mixed 95.2 103% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 242% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 50% Great: 108%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$58 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 93GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 86.7 Write 89.2 Mixed 67 60% 81 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 84%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 100GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 110 Write 112 Mixed 62.2 70% 94.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 232% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$70 41,439 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 12GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 37 36 37 36 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	21.6% Poor	Read 38.2 Write 35 Mixed 26.5 SusWrite 36.4 25% 34 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.4 103% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 21.6% Great: 63%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 703GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 80 81 80 81 80 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	47.3% Average	Read 93.2 Write 80 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 80.5 102% 76.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.6 201% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 47%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMY8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C8 0215 CMY8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C8 16GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	63.3% Good	MC Read 22.3 MC Write 23.1 MC Mixed 20.4 63% 21.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 19.6 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 59.6 67% 59.6 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 63%

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

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Typical Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) Builds (Compare 1,350 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	837x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	164x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	96x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	191x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 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	47x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	45x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	46x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	39x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16