MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	28.5% 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	28.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben, 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140724
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 18 '18 at 23:16
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (43^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 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Memory 96.9 1-Core 129 2-Core 242 89% 156 Pts	4-Core 426 8-Core 673 68% 550 Pts	64-Core 684 42% 684 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% Gainward(10B0 1184) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.1 Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	28.5% Poor	Lighting 31.4 Reflection 37 Parallax 49.6 26% 39.3 fps	MRender 51.2 Gravity 43.3 Splatting 34.2 34% 42.9 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 28.5% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S128G 126GB 21,984 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 13GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3.2. SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 18 26 24 31 18 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	28.3% Poor	Read 361 Write 46.5 Mixed 65.3 SusWrite 23.6 26% 124 MB/s	4K Read 13.2 4K Write 13.7 4K Mixed 8.3 38% 11.7 MB/s	DQ Read 31.8 DQ Write 16.2 DQ Mixed 17 14% 21.7 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 28.3% Great: 56%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 82.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 122 121 121 122 122 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	70.5% Very good	Read 124 Write 116 Mixed 78.8 SusWrite 122 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 88%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 175GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 104 103 103 103 103 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	75.4% Very good	Read 160 Write 152 Mixed 91.8 SusWrite 103 93% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GB 24,592 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	MC Read 30.5 MC Write 31.1 MC Mixed 24.7 82% 28.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 23.1 SC Mixed 23.5 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 50.9 79% 50.9 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 88%

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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	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 $94Bench 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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Total price: $851

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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