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MSI Z97M GAMING (MS-7919)

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	26% 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	119% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7919
Motherboard	MSI Z97M GAMING (MS-7919) (all builds)
Memory	5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160218
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 27 '21 at 16:30
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$54 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Memory 95.9 1-Core 116 2-Core 232 84% 148 Pts	4-Core 451 8-Core 460 61% 456 Pts	64-Core 460 28% 460 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7950-$290 33,820 User benchmarks, average bench 29% AMD(1002 0B00) 3GB CLim: 800 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 21.4.1 Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	26% Poor	Lighting 34.6 Reflection 27.6 Parallax 45.6 28% 35.9 fps	MRender 26.2 Gravity 35.6 Splatting 20.3 22% 27.4 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 26% Great: 32%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 67GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 272 261 271 276 276 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 491 Mixed 406 SusWrite 290 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 61.5 208% 74.5 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 361 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 124%
Samsung MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1 256GB 20,171 User benchmarks, average bench 174% 238GB free Firmware: EXD70H1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 633 599 306 306 306 306 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	164% Outstanding	Read 749 Write 661 Mixed 661 SusWrite 409 139% 620 MB/s	4K Read 58.2 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 73.4 246% 83.9 MB/s	DQ Read 781 DQ Write 682 DQ Mixed 1,019 685% 827 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 164% Great: 235%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x4GB 3,657 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	MC Read 31.1 MC Write 32.3 MC Mixed 25.5 85% 29.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 21.7 SC Mixed 23.9 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 54.2 74% 54.2 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 83%

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Typical Z97M GAMING (MS-7919) Builds (Compare 462 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97M GAMING (MS-7919) - $667

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	192x
Core i5-4690KIntel $54Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	140x
Core i7-4790Intel $115Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	23x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	67x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	38x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	36x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	17x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	16x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	15x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	22x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	19x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	17x

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Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $1,300

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