MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	78.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	79.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '20 at 01:01
Run Duration	287 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (46^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Memory 84.7 1-Core 127 2-Core 240 84% 151 Pts	4-Core 439 8-Core 649 68% 544 Pts	64-Core 657 41% 657 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% MSI(1462 3235) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	78.3% Very good	Lighting 99.7 Reflection 109 Parallax 108 81% 105 fps	MRender 90.3 Gravity 93.8 Splatting 83.8 73% 89.3 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB-$70 27,495 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: 507KC4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 114 109 115 106 115 MB/s Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	79.1% Very good	Read 230 Write 191 Mixed 253 SusWrite 116 44% 198 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 48.9 165% 62.9 MB/s	DQ Read 295 DQ Write 209 DQ Mixed 133 131% 212 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 94%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 265GB free Firmware: EXM0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 159 170 173 178 178 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	75.3% Very good	Read 361 Write 345 Mixed 317 SusWrite 163 66% 296 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 67.9 4K Mixed 40.6 135% 46.6 MB/s	DQ Read 226 DQ Write 164 DQ Mixed 226 160% 205 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 285GB free Firmware: EXM03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 359 394 404 420 419 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 471 Mixed 387 SusWrite 371 97% 432 MB/s	4K Read 45.4 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 62.3 213% 76.5 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 331 255% 348 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 124%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 277GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 530 203 125 97 99 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	147% Outstanding	Read 732 Write 656 Mixed 596 SusWrite 192 122% 544 MB/s	4K Read 57 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 75.2 258% 91.8 MB/s	DQ Read 634 DQ Write 519 DQ Mixed 269 285% 474 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 147% Great: 255%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$275 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 1.5TB free Firmware: RVT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 160 171 175 179 179 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Read 363 Write 350 Mixed 342 SusWrite 164 68% 305 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 70.5 4K Mixed 46.8 152% 51 MB/s	DQ Read 221 DQ Write 157 DQ Mixed 210 151% 196 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 302GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 187 186 187 186 187 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 144 Mixed 85.3 SusWrite 183 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 165% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB 4,251 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.8% Above average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 18.3 MC Mixed 15.4 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 18.9 SC Mixed 16.3 48% 16.8 GB/s	Latency 72.2 55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 71%

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Typical Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) Builds (Compare 1,340 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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