MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 69% Battle cruiser	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	83.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	100% 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 12 '18 at 12:10
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^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)	81.2% Excellent	Memory 90 1-Core 127 2-Core 245 87% 154 Pts	4-Core 390 8-Core 650 63% 520 Pts	64-Core 658 41% 658 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 36FC) CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	83.1% Excellent	Lighting 104 Reflection 114 Parallax 97.7 85% 105 fps	MRender 96.4 Gravity 96.5 Splatting 99 80% 97.3 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7LN256HCHP-00000 256GB 1,578 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT0100Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 266 277 261 236 205 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 464 Write 282 Mixed 248 SusWrite 252 69% 312 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 43.1 168% 64.9 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 234 202% 300 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 105%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 11GB free Firmware: DXM05B0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 478 Write 342 Mixed 298 83% 373 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 42.5 162% 60.3 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 258 DQ Mixed 151 158% 263 MB/s
Poor: 68% Great: 116%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 112 113 113 113 114 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Read 93.5 Write 102 Mixed 91.5 SusWrite 113 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB 7,967 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	56.9% Above average	MC Read 21.2 MC Write 21 MC Mixed 16.5 56% 19.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 20.9 SC Mixed 17.4 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 79%

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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	3,384x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,665x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	457x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,245x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	559x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	406x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	414x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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