MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 95%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (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.
ProcessorWith 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 92.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics100% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive160% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7916
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateJul 13 '19 at 13:26
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing above expectations (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 5.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.7% Outstanding
Memory 96.5
1-Core 129
2-Core 256
90% 161 Pts
4-Core 514
8-Core 511
69% 512 Pts
64-Core 510
32% 510 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 92.7%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
100% Outstanding
Lighting 127
Reflection 143
Parallax 136
104% 136 fps
MRender 112
Gravity 130
Splatting 105
94% 116 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 100%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 760p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$4
94GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 001C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 447 429 552 363 369 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
160% Outstanding
Read 620
Write 576
Mixed 579
SusWrite 430
124% 551 MB/s
4K Read 46.1
4K Write 139
4K Mixed 83.6
250% 89.5 MB/s
DQ Read 778
DQ Write 528
DQ Mixed 705
512% 670 MB/s
Poor: 148%
This bench: 160%
Great: 293%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125
146GB free
Firmware: EXM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 328 339 343 332 324 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
88.3% Excellent
Read 339
Write 333
Mixed 288
SusWrite 330
73% 323 MB/s
4K Read 26
4K Write 85.8
4K Mixed 43.7
141% 51.8 MB/s
DQ Read 260
DQ Write 206
DQ Mixed 224
170% 230 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 88.3%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
842GB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 195 191 195 195 195 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 192
Write 124
Mixed 76.8
SusWrite 194
107% 147 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 111%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G3D169DS3.16FE 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
79.7% Very good
MC Read 29.1
MC Write 30
MC Mixed 24.7
80% 27.9 GB/s
SC Read 20
SC Write 24.1
SC Mixed 25.2
66% 23.1 GB/s
Latency 52.1
77% 52.1 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 79.7%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) Builds (Compare 1,340 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) - $203

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $851
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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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