MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	53.7% 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 Drive	97.6% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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

System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141224
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 13 '17 at 20:03
Run Duration	116 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Memory 93.1 1-Core 123 2-Core 241 86% 152 Pts	4-Core 419 8-Core 659 66% 539 Pts	64-Core 657 41% 657 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2978) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 385.41 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Lighting 67.3 Reflection 70.8 Parallax 63.1 55% 67.1 fps	MRender 73.3 Gravity 62.4 Splatting 55.8 51% 63.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX Predator AHCI PCIe M.2 480GB-$300 1,985 User benchmarks, average bench 144% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C4005T4 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 100 596 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 128 (64) Unknown 100 100 1453568 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 0 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 0 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 0 0 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 11 (B2) Unknown 100 100 33 (B4) Unknown 100 100 17998 (B3) Unknown 0 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 35 100 253404381219 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (EA) Unknown 100 100 5079 (F1) Unknown 100 100 2928 (F2) Unknown 100 100 3829 (FA) Read error retry rate 100 100 0	97.6% Outstanding	Read 710 Write 482 Mixed 713 141% 635 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 89.3 4K Mixed 15.5 113% 45.1 MB/s	DQ Read 27 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 18.4 58% 115 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 181%
WD Red 8TB (2016)-$180 4,231 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 7TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 132 132 112 (03) Spinup time 147 147 38684066241 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 223 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 128 128 18 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 377 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 81 (16) Unknown 100 100 100 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 896 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 896 (C2) HDA temperature 253 253 146030067734 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	91.3% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 151 Mixed 161 120% 160 MB/s	4K Read 0.84 4K Write 1.78 4K Mixed 0.44 116% 1.02 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB 8,730 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	60.6% Good	MC Read 21.7 MC Write 21.9 MC Mixed 18.1 59% 20.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 22.8 SC Mixed 19.8 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 61.8 65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 63%

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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	828x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	163x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	96x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	189x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 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	46x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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	38x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16