MSI Z97M GAMING (MS-7919)

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	27.4% 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	58.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7919
Motherboard	MSI Z97M GAMING (MS-7919) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141223
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Jun 11 '18 at 15:33
Run Duration	286 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4570-$99 129,272 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	Memory 91.8 1-Core 97.6 2-Core 204 76% 131 Pts	4-Core 396 8-Core 342 51% 369 Pts	64-Core 388 24% 388 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 2847) 2GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	27.4% Poor	Lighting 32.1 Reflection 29 Parallax 37.7 26% 32.9 fps	MRender 39.6 Gravity 38.6 Splatting 32.3 30% 36.8 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 27.4% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 162GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71E0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3064 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 264 (94) Unknown 255 255 0 (95) Unknown 255 255 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 6 (AA) Unknown 100 100 7 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 2097205 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 255 255 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 154 (C2) HDA temperature 66 60 171799937058 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 2 (E7) Temperature 100 100 96 (E9) Unknown 100 100 6888 (F1) Unknown 100 100 6481 (F2) Unknown 100 100 8926 (F4) Unknown 100 100 32 (F5) Unknown 100 100 53 (F6) Unknown 100 100 382224	58.9% Above average	Read 263 Write 290 Mixed 337 67% 297 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 55.9 4K Mixed 5.66 76% 29.2 MB/s	DQ Read 229 DQ Write 201 DQ Mixed 1.15 59% 144 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 100%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 750GB 4,800 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 545GB free Firmware: JB2OA3J0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 127 127 94489280514 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 2644 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 81 81 8691 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 907 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 156 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 75 75 256701 (C2) HDA temperature 222 222 201864380443 (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 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0	67.1% Good	Read 113 Write 121 Mixed 108 86% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.49 4K Mixed 0.2 79% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 74%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 16GB 60,539 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 8GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	7.61% Terrible	Read 22.1 Write 5.09 Mixed 6.72 11% 11.3 MB/s	4K Read 4.83 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 1.01 76% 2.18 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.61% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2400C11D3/4GX KHX2133C11D3/4GX KHX2133C11D3/4GX KHX2400C11D3/4GX 16GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2400, 2133, 2133, 2400 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	58.8% Above average	MC Read 21.9 MC Write 22.7 MC Mixed 18.3 60% 21 GB/s	SC Read 14 SC Write 14.1 SC Mixed 15.6 42% 14.6 GB/s	Latency 64.5 62% 64.5 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 73%

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Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97M GAMING (MS-7919) - $667

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	190x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	138x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	23x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	67x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	37x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	36x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	16x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	16x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	15x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	22x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	19x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	17x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $1,305

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