MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics76.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive150% 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)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 27 '17 at 05:11
Run Duration268 Seconds
Run User PRI-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing as expected (59th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Memory 91.4
1-Core 118
2-Core 226
83% 145 Pts
4-Core 423
8-Core 639
66% 531 Pts
64-Core 655
40% 655 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 382.33
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
76.6% Very good
Lighting 94.4
Reflection 54.9
Parallax 44.5
77% 64.6 fps
MRender 127
Gravity 46.9
Splatting 103
76% 92.5 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 76.6%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
441GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
150% Outstanding
Read 701
Write 638
Mixed 685
151% 675 MB/s
4K Read 44.1
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 58.9
205% 74 MB/s
DQ Read 470
DQ Write 419
DQ Mixed 215
224% 368 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 150%
Great: 353%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
515GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
66.1% Good
Read 110
Write 120
Mixed 104
84% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.71
4K Write 1.89
4K Mixed 0.26
94% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 66.1%
Great: 84%
USB DISK 2.0 8GB
4GB free, PID 4200
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
6.68% Terrible
Read 23
Write 7.55
Mixed 10.1
14% 13.6 MB/s
4K Read 7.08
4K Write 0.007
4K Mixed 0.005
27% 2.36 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 6.68%
Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
57.5% Above average
MC Read 20
MC Write 20.8
MC Mixed 17.8
56% 19.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 20.8
SC Mixed 20
53% 18.7 GB/s
Latency 65.2
61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 57.5%
Great: 63%

 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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