MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, RAM
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Graphics	37% 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	76.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

8 years ago, 8 years ago, 8 years ago, 8 years ago, 8 years ago, 8 years ago, 8 years ago, 8 years ago, 8 years ago, 8 years ago, 8 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140425
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 12 '15 at 15:44
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	TWN-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		1-Core 117 2-Core 214 76% 165 Pts	4-Core 362 8-Core 558 57% 460 Pts	64-Core 624 39% 624 Pts
Poor: 67% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3202) Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.5850 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	37% Below average	Lighting 48.5 Reflection 45.7 Parallax 40.2 40% 44.8 fps	MRender 40.2 Gravity 41.6 Splatting 36.9 32% 39.6 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB-$70 27,495 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: 580ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 18197002 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 66082366818932 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 398 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 40 (B1) Unknown 0 0 98 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 29 36 1009319673885 (C2) HDA temperature 29 36 1009319673885 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 18197002 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 18197002 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 18197002 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 97 97 1 (E9) Unknown 0 0 7445 (EA) Unknown 0 0 5346 (F1) Unknown 0 0 5346 (F2) Unknown 0 0 2800	76.9% Very good	Read 507 Write 224 Mixed 257 72% 329 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 18.7 119% 49.8 MB/s	DQ Read 151 DQ Write 225 DQ Mixed 74.6 88% 150 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 94%
PNY GHook 3.0 32GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 21GB free, PID 6007 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	24.7% Poor	Read 123 Write 17.9 Mixed 29.5 52% 56.9 MB/s	4K Read 8.88 4K Write 0.26 4K Mixed 0.27 51% 3.14 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 24.7% Great: 25%

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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	834x
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	190x
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 $90Bench 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	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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16