MSI Z97A GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 77.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics53.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive48.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 Z97A GAMING 7 (MS-7916)  (all builds)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit renk
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150213
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 06 '20 at 08:04
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4590-$188
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.5% Very good
Memory 90.2
1-Core 97
2-Core 198
74% 128 Pts
4-Core 376
8-Core 371
50% 374 Pts
64-Core 362
22% 362 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 77.5%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
MSI(1462 3161) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 442.59
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
53.8% Above average
Lighting 67.8
Reflection 68.6
Parallax 61.7
55% 66 fps
MRender 72.4
Gravity 62.5
Splatting 54.7
51% 63.2 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 53.8%
Great: 54%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force LE200 SSD 240GB
57GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM11.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 145 68 56 59 68 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
48.3% Average
Read 46
Write 287
Mixed 78.2
SusWrite 85
28% 124 MB/s
4K Read 24.4
4K Write 61.5
4K Mixed 29.8
108% 38.6 MB/s
DQ Read 161
DQ Write 201
DQ Mixed 151
122% 171 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 48.3%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5471-056.A00LF 00 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
31% Below average
MC Read 9.8
MC Write 11.1
MC Mixed 8.9
28% 9.93 GB/s
SC Read 8
SC Write 10
SC Mixed 8
25% 8.67 GB/s
Latency 66.9
60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 31%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97A GAMING 7 (MS-7916) Builds (Compare 354 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97A GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $642
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