MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	32% 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	73% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). 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	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150528
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 03 '18 at 19:00
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	DZA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th 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 above expectations (70^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Memory 91 1-Core 120 2-Core 226 83% 146 Pts	4-Core 398 8-Core 627 63% 513 Pts	64-Core 656 41% 656 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 3354) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	32% Below average	Lighting 41 Reflection 27.4 Parallax 33.8 33% 34.1 fps	MRender 38.4 Gravity 35.7 Splatting 34.1 29% 36 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 32% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 240GB-$139 12,595 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 131GB free (System drive) Firmware: LF1i Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 129802501623561 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1164 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 981 (B7) Unknown 100 100 10 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 981 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 109885 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 72 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 109885 (F2) Unknown 100 100 287815 (F9) Unknown 100 100 3986	73% Very good	Read 466 Write 241 Mixed 318 75% 342 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 96 4K Mixed 12.2 102% 43.9 MB/s	DQ Read 246 DQ Write 231 DQ Mixed 12.7 71% 163 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 95%
WD Black 750GB (2008)-$140 11,698 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 402GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 199 2618 (03) Spinup time 228 223 8600 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5612 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 55 55 33292 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 95 95 5257 (C0) Power-off retract count 197 197 2580 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 5600 (C2) HDA temperature 118 96 32 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 199 1 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 199 1 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	40.7% Average	Read 71.1 Write 70.2 Mixed 75 54% 72.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.82 4K Write 2.17 4K Mixed 0.45 125% 1.15 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 65%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 223GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 133 122 4341 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 8368 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 81 81 14342 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2529 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 424 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 159 159 124235 (C2) HDA temperature 118 94 25 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 199 995 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	74.3% Very good	Read 135 Write 123 Mixed 106 91% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.42 4K Write 2.06 4K Mixed 0.21 78% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	57.8% Above average	MC Read 21.4 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 17.1 57% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 17.2 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 65.8 61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 65%

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Typical Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) Builds (Compare 1,340 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	829x
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 $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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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