MSI NIGHTBLADE Z97

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 83.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	53% 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	89.4% 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	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

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	MICRO-STAR MS-7920
Motherboard	MSI NIGHTBLADE Z97 (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	4.7 Days
Run Date	Feb 26 '17 at 05:45
Run Duration	472 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$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 (100^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Memory 96.1 1-Core 112 2-Core 216 82% 141 Pts	4-Core 387 8-Core 602 61% 495 Pts	64-Core 603 37% 603 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 376.53 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	53% Above average	Lighting 65.7 Reflection 68.4 Parallax 61.6 54% 65.2 fps	MRender 73.6 Gravity 61.9 Splatting 57.4 52% 64.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP610 128GB-$49 819 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: N0815B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 560 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 352 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 102 (A3) Unknown 100 100 6 (A4) Unknown 100 100 83368 (A5) Unknown 100 100 112 (A6) Unknown 100 100 5 (A7) Unknown 100 100 40 (A8) Unknown 100 100 3000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (B1) Unknown 100 100 79 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 10 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 38 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 111823 (F2) Unknown 100 100 98487 (F5) Unknown 100 100 166736	89.4% Excellent	Read 519 Write 208 Mixed 292 74% 340 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 97.2 4K Mixed 36.3 148% 55.5 MB/s	DQ Read 282 DQ Write 208 DQ Mixed 63.1 97% 185 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 89%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 444GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 142 142 70 (03) Spinup time 124 124 12896960697 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 344 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 115 115 34 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3648 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 344 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 2047 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 2047 (C2) HDA temperature 214 214 219044446236 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	89% Excellent	Read 151 Write 160 Mixed 137 112% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.52 4K Write 1.73 4K Mixed 0.21 77% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 107%
SanDisk Cruzer Edge 8GB 5,792 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 7GB free, PID 556b Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	13.1% Very poor	Read 38 Write 4.17 Mixed 6.76 14% 16.3 MB/s	4K Read 4.24 4K Write 1.86 4K Mixed 0.92 110% 2.34 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 13.1% Great: 13%
Verbatim STORE N GO 2GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 2GB free, PID 3600 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	7.08% Terrible	Read 23.1 Write 5.5 Mixed 9.1 13% 12.6 MB/s	4K Read 9.95 4K Write 0.06 4K Mixed 0.03 40% 3.35 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.08% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	70.3% Very good	MC Read 25.3 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 21.7 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 21.3 SC Mixed 24 61% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 53.5 75% 53.5 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 72%

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Typical NIGHTBLADE Z97 Builds (Compare 60 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI NIGHTBLADE Z97

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	24x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	17x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	5x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	12x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	7x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	4x

SSD
TS128GMSA370 128GBTranscendBench 64%, 512 samples	4x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	4x
Premier SP610 256GBAdata $100Bench 82%, 1,898 samples	3x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	12x
MSI16D3LU1KFG/8G 1x8GBKingstonBench 31%, 186 samples	6x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	5x

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Total price: $548

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 $46

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