MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 80.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	59.2% 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	81.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 02 '18 at 00:18
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Memory 92.4 1-Core 111 2-Core 206 79% 137 Pts	4-Core 367 8-Core 590 59% 478 Pts	64-Core 591 37% 591 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-Ti-$410 30,815 User benchmarks, average bench 53% MSI(1462 2983) 3GB CLim: 1406 MHz, MLim: 1950 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Lighting 72.9 Reflection 71.9 Parallax 99 59% 81.3 fps	MRender 87.2 Gravity 80.5 Splatting 55.1 59% 74.3 fps
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 59%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB-$70 27,495 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: 526ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 172 211 206 206 184 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Read 313 Write 225 Mixed 223 SusWrite 190 53% 238 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 98 4K Mixed 40.7 160% 58.6 MB/s	DQ Read 206 DQ Write 181 DQ Mixed 229 162% 205 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 94%
SanDisk X110 SATA M.2 128GB 1,324 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 30GB free Firmware: X231312 SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 267 288 291 289 284 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Read 470 Write 244 Mixed 188 SusWrite 275 65% 294 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 33.2 140% 54.4 MB/s	DQ Read 317 DQ Write 194 DQ Mixed 120 126% 210 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 146GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 85 79 84 80 75 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 123 Write 113 Mixed 63 SusWrite 80.9 70% 94.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1 168% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 68%
ST1000LM 024 HN-M101MBB 1TB 323 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 464GB free, PID 1052 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 70 70 70 68 70 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	28.2% Poor	Read 58.5 Write 26.5 Mixed 27.3 SusWrite 67.4 58% 44.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 28.2% Great: 43%
LaCie Rugged FW/USB 500GB 75 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 82GB free, PID 100c Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 41 42 42 43 42 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	15.7% Very poor	Read 33 Write 35.5 Mixed 26.2 SusWrite 41.4 47% 34 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 39% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 15.7% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB 8,730 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	60.1% Good	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 18.3 59% 20.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 20.5 SC Mixed 20 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 63.4 63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 63%

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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 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	3,379x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,662x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	457x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,240x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	559x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	405x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	414x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	305x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	207x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	376x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	248x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	205x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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