MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 81.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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.

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System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141223
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 14 '18 at 20:12
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing as expected (56^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 (62^nd percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Memory 90.1 1-Core 117 2-Core 236 83% 148 Pts	4-Core 391 8-Core 650 63% 520 Pts	64-Core 641 40% 641 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.82 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 48GB free Firmware: Z22000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 336 347 350 350 350 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	72.1% Very good	Read 470 Write 345 Mixed 248 SusWrite 344 79% 352 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 88.2 4K Mixed 14.4 101% 42.1 MB/s	DQ Read 26 DQ Write 110 DQ Mixed 15.3 27% 50.4 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 86%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 474 Write 430 Mixed 335 92% 413 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 83.6 4K Mixed 48.3 160% 55.8 MB/s	DQ Read 42.9 DQ Write 99.8 DQ Mixed 53 46% 65.2 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 331GB free Firmware: SC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 126 126 125 126 126 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	61.9% Good	Read 88.5 Write 97 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 125 67% 92 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 7.5 4K Mixed 0.6 222% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 113%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 84GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 93 93 92 92 99 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	Read 94.5 Write 93.5 Mixed 86.8 SusWrite 93.2 68% 92 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 149% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 23,732 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	57.2% Above average	MC Read 20.9 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 16.9 56% 19.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 18 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 67 60% 67 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 61%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	3,383x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,664x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	457x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,244x
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	306x
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	206x

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Total price: $648

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 $40	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