MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 128% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 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 95.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	134% 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	129% 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

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System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 05 '18 at 01:54
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Memory 98 1-Core 131 2-Core 264 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 508 8-Core 715 77% 612 Pts	64-Core 718 44% 718 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2952 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 411.70 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Lighting 188 Reflection 179 Parallax 199 153% 189 fps	MRender 128 Gravity 189 Splatting 127 119% 148 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 77GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 311 312 315 313 296 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 494 Mixed 392 SusWrite 318 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 49.9 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 67 235% 85.2 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 352 267% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 905GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 169 170 172 172 173 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Read 159 Write 124 Mixed 80.2 SusWrite 171 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 20,216 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	MC Read 31.3 MC Write 32.4 MC Mixed 27.6 87% 30.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 24.8 SC Mixed 27.6 70% 24.6 GB/s	Latency 46.2 86% 46.2 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 86%

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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	3,397x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,671x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	458x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,247x
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 $80Bench 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	206x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16