MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 38% Jet ski	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 24%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics	33.4% 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	37.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	20.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140918
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 24 '20 at 17:34
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	ISR-User
Background CPU	30%

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PC Performing below expectations (35^th 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 0.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	24% Poor	Memory 40.9 1-Core 15.4 2-Core 38.7 22% 31.7 Pts	4-Core 40.1 8-Core 76.6 7% 58.3 Pts	64-Core 99.4 6% 99.4 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 24% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.59 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.4% Below average	Lighting 18.2 Reflection 49.3 Parallax 94.1 15% 53.9 fps	MRender 81.8 Gravity 85.7 Splatting 86.4 70% 84.6 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force LE200 SSD 120GB 5,441 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM21.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 102 187 186 188 196 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	37.5% Below average	Read 312 Write 166 Mixed 169 SusWrite 164 45% 202 MB/s	4K Read 13.6 4K Write 15.4 4K Mixed 7.1 38% 12 MB/s	DQ Read 86.9 DQ Write 89.8 DQ Mixed 90.5 67% 89.1 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 82%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 865GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 165 180 183 176 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Read 154 Write 136 Mixed 46.5 SusWrite 176 93% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 123% 1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 107%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 164 183 181 185 183 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 209 Write 152 Mixed 97.7 SusWrite 179 117% 160 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 209% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 3x8GB 77 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 3 of 4 slots used 24GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	31.8% Below average	MC Read 12.5 MC Write 13.2 MC Mixed 11.5 35% 12.4 GB/s	SC Read 5 SC Write 4 SC Mixed 6.1 14% 5.03 GB/s	Latency 198 20% 198 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 31.8% Great: 78%

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

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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	828x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	163x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	96x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	189x
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 $109Bench 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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $851

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $125	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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