MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	58.8% 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	232% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150811
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 11 '18 at 14:41
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Memory 96.9 1-Core 127 2-Core 242 89% 155 Pts	4-Core 422 8-Core 660 67% 541 Pts	64-Core 669 41% 669 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	58.8% Above average	Lighting 74.9 Reflection 72.2 Parallax 62.9 61% 70 fps	MRender 64.8 Gravity 66.4 Splatting 67.1 54% 66.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 361GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1626 994 603 603 605 607 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	232% Outstanding	Read 1,874 Write 1,622 Mixed 681 SusWrite 840 279% 1,254 MB/s	4K Read 40.5 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 57.9 208% 78.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,067 DQ Write 803 DQ Mixed 766 619% 879 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 232% Great: 254%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 214GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 97 94 92 92 95 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	53.9% Above average	Read 94.8 Write 99 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 92.8 63% 85.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 205% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 75%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 453GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 126 122 123 124 123 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	63.1% Good	Read 96.6 Write 102 Mixed 68.6 SusWrite 123 72% 97.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 171% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT8GX3M2A1866C9 4x4GB 250 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	68.8% Good	MC Read 24.6 MC Write 24.7 MC Mixed 20.8 67% 23.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 23.5 SC Mixed 21.7 61% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 50.8 79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 93%

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

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

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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) $30	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