MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 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 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	57.8% 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 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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7916
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) (all builds)
Memory	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jan 11 '21 at 18:38
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

Watch Gameplay: 1060-6GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing below expectations (39^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 as expected (45^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	Memory 87.5 1-Core 112 2-Core 225 80% 141 Pts	4-Core 385 8-Core 636 62% 511 Pts	64-Core 645 40% 645 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6163) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Lighting 70.6 Reflection 78.6 Parallax 71.4 58% 73.5 fps	MRender 68.4 Gravity 73.4 Splatting 71.6 58% 71.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 847GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 471 465 470 465 490 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	158% Outstanding	Read 677 Write 564 Mixed 603 SusWrite 472 130% 579 MB/s	4K Read 55.1 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 70.7 229% 76.4 MB/s	DQ Read 777 DQ Write 619 DQ Mixed 753 548% 716 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 158% Great: 435%
Seagate IronWolf 10TB (2016)-$239 347 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 688GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 52 57 58 100 33 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	34% Below average	Read 60 Write 56 Mixed 24.2 SusWrite 58.3 36% 49.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.4 77% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 113%
WD WUH721414ALE6L4 14TB 360 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 11.5TB free Firmware: LDGNW240 SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 245 249 244 242 253 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 71% Great: 138%
Seagate IronWolf 10TB (2016)-$239 347 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 177 177 178 179 180 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 113%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 112 130 130 110 128 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	64.8% Good	Read 100 Write 130 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 124 71% 97.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 7.1 4K Mixed 0.5 220% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 92%
Seagate IronWolf 10TB (2016)-$239 347 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 123 125 126 127 125 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 22,320 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	MC Read 20.8 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 16.5 56% 19.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 19.2 SC Mixed 17.2 48% 16.7 GB/s	Latency 70 57% 70 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 63%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

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 $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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $851

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