MSI Z97A GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Destroyer	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 85.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	66.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	158% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97A GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150213
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 19 '19 at 06:53
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Memory 95.8 1-Core 126 2-Core 259 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 402 8-Core 667 65% 534 Pts	64-Core 679 42% 679 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 3170) CLim: 1625 MHz, MLim: 1986 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	66.5% Good	Lighting 81.9 Reflection 78.6 Parallax 64.2 67% 74.9 fps	MRender 88.3 Gravity 83.1 Splatting 73.7 66% 81.7 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 231 228 220 216 211 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	158% Outstanding	Read 740 Write 648 Mixed 633 SusWrite 264 128% 571 MB/s	4K Read 61.1 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 76.2 256% 87.2 MB/s	DQ Read 780 DQ Write 682 DQ Mixed 922 639% 795 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 158% Great: 280%
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 64GB free Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 90 89 89 88 85 MB/s Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	55.5% Above average	Read 175 Write 117 Mixed 141 SusWrite 87 29% 130 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 76.6 4K Mixed 34.4 124% 45.7 MB/s	DQ Read 93.6 DQ Write 123 DQ Mixed 97.7 77% 105 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 75%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 241GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 260 258 251 255 250 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Read 375 Write 366 Mixed 339 SusWrite 252 75% 333 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 92.9 4K Mixed 51.3 179% 62.2 MB/s	DQ Read 209 DQ Write 104 DQ Mixed 146 111% 153 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 134%
Seagate BUP BK 4TB 13,353 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 2TB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 97 93 92 93 92 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	51.6% Above average	Read 84.7 Write 109 Mixed 74.7 SusWrite 94 67% 90.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.7 189% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 65%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100V -63 1TB 679 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 930GB free Firmware: AX001Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 110 111 112 112 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	63.2% Good	Read 109 Write 102 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 111 66% 90.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.4 84% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 64%
WD My Passport 2TB 10,723 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 414GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 36 36 35 37 36 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	14.8% Very poor	Read 35 Write 38 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 35.9 44% 32.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.3 32% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 14.8% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x4GB 17,012 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	68.8% Good	MC Read 24.7 MC Write 25 MC Mixed 21 67% 23.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 23.3 SC Mixed 22.5 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 54.8 73% 54.8 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 73%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97A GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	247x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	44x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	15x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	65x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	29x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	29x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	18x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	17x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	16x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	18x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	16x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	15x

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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