MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics42.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive131% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7916
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)  (all builds)
Memory8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150814
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateSep 24 '18 at 05:32
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Memory 92.6
1-Core 130
2-Core 227
86% 150 Pts
4-Core 430
8-Core 652
67% 541 Pts
64-Core 647
40% 647 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
MSI(1462 7916) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.24
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
42.1% Average
Lighting 47.6
Reflection 54.9
Parallax 44.7
39% 49.1 fps
MRender 67.9
Gravity 47.7
Splatting 62.1
49% 59.2 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 42.1%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
47GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 177 171 164 157 153 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
131% Outstanding
Read 707
Write 581
Mixed 365
SusWrite 210
104% 466 MB/s
4K Read 40.8
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 51.5
191% 70.3 MB/s
DQ Read 777
DQ Write 640
DQ Mixed 610
484% 676 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 131%
Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
159GB free
Firmware: CC4C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 116 117 117 118 118 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
82% Excellent
Read 168
Write 139
Mixed 85
SusWrite 118
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.9
168% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 82%
Great: 112%
Seagate ST9250315AS 250GB-$20
93GB free
Firmware: 0001SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 58 56 58 58 58 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
32.8% Below average
Read 56.7
Write 53.2
Mixed 34
SusWrite 57.5
37% 50.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.5
83% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 32.8%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-1600C9-4GAB Kingston HP698650-154-KEB 0420 F3-1600C9-4GAB Kingston HP698650-154-KEB 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
57.4% Above average
MC Read 20.3
MC Write 20.8
MC Mixed 16.5
55% 19.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 23.1
SC Mixed 19.7
56% 19.7 GB/s
Latency 62.9
64% 62.9 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 57.4%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) Builds (Compare 1,340 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) - $203

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $851
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