MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 87% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	113% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	61.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

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	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140627
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Sep 08 '18 at 19:58
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 130 2-Core 261 92% 163 Pts	4-Core 447 8-Core 653 69% 550 Pts	64-Core 687 42% 687 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 1B80) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2627 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Lighting 151 Reflection 144 Parallax 149 123% 148 fps	MRender 121 Gravity 145 Splatting 115 103% 127 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin Chronos Deluxe 60GB-$65 100 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 13GB free (System drive) Firmware: 580ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 71 68 67 61 61 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	61.6% Good	Read 387 Write 76.3 Mixed 114 SusWrite 66.5 35% 161 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 77 4K Mixed 33.9 126% 46.2 MB/s	DQ Read 74 DQ Write 71.7 DQ Mixed 71.1 54% 72.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 70%
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 123GB free Firmware: X31200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 215 218 221 199 199 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 440 Mixed 324 SusWrite 242 84% 373 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 44.7 165% 61.2 MB/s	DQ Read 114 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 132 124% 185 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 106 106 107 106 109 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	77.2% Very good	Read 162 Write 164 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 107 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL11-13-13 D3-2400 4x4GB 70 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	84.8% Excellent	MC Read 31.5 MC Write 31.7 MC Mixed 26.4 85% 29.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 26.7 68% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 47.9 84% 47.9 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 87%

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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	3,410x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,676x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	462x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,251x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	561x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	407x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	414x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	306x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	209x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	379x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	248x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	207x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16