MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.3% 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	104% 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	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 (11%). 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	5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150814
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 20 '16 at 23:05
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Memory 98 1-Core 117 2-Core 239 86% 151 Pts	4-Core 448 8-Core 458 60% 453 Pts	64-Core 445 28% 445 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6191 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Lighting 71.4 Reflection 70.6 Parallax 69 58% 70.3 fps	MRender 74.7 Gravity 64.9 Splatting 56.6 53% 65.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 188GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^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 100 100 491 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 538 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 67 (A3) Unknown 100 100 24 (A4) Unknown 100 100 35251 (A5) Unknown 100 100 97 (A6) Unknown 100 100 2 (A7) Unknown 100 100 32 (A8) Unknown 100 100 2000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 93 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 22 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 239561 (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 100 100 3 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 152363 (F2) Unknown 100 100 165674 (F5) Unknown 100 100 282008	104% Outstanding	Read 522 Write 374 Mixed 432 98% 443 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 38.8 156% 59.9 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 299 DQ Mixed 72.7 114% 217 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 103%
Samsung Spinpoint MP4 2.5" 640GB 642 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 488GB free Firmware: 2AK10002 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 10301 (02) Throughput performance 252 252 0 (03) Spinup time 89 86 3350 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4086 (05) Reallocated sector count 252 252 0 (07) Seek error rate 252 252 0 (08) Seek timer performance 252 252 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 13576 (0A) Spinup retry count 252 252 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 96 96 4343 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3999 (0D) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (BF) G-sense error rate 99 99 16612 (C0) Power-off retract count 252 252 0 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 89 89 120374 (C2) HDA temperature 64 49 219044053015 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 252 252 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 1 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 252 252 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 46 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 1328 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 12062 (F1) Unknown 92 90 11311123 (F2) Unknown 95 88 7543674 (FE) Unknown 100 100 55	57.1% Above average	Read 91.8 Write 107 Mixed 97.2 74% 98.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 2.33 4K Mixed 0.36 103% 1.05 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 63%
Samsung Mighty Drive 2GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 2GB free, PID 1a23 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	13.4% Very poor	Read 29.1 Write 27.2 Mixed 27.8 36% 28 MB/s	4K Read 12.6 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.09 54% 4.28 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 13.4% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x4GB 6,123 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	76.9% Very good	MC Read 25 MC Write 31.1 MC Mixed 24.4 77% 26.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 21.9 SC Mixed 22.4 60% 20.9 GB/s	Latency 46.2 87% 46.2 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 90%

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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	831x
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 $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 $269	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 $177	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