MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 35% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	51.9% 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	85.2% 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.

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System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	7.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Oct 12 '18 at 20:32
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing as expected (50^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 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Memory 89.4 1-Core 102 2-Core 197 75% 130 Pts	4-Core 341 8-Core 492 52% 417 Pts	64-Core 469 29% 469 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Gigabyte(1458 3721) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.9% Above average	Lighting 64.4 Reflection 60.3 Parallax 53.5 52% 59.4 fps	MRender 65.1 Gravity 59.8 Splatting 61.2 51% 62 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 161GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 252 254 251 246 245 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Read 458 Write 258 Mixed 249 SusWrite 252 68% 304 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 98.3 4K Mixed 33.3 136% 52.9 MB/s	DQ Read 183 DQ Write 276 DQ Mixed 39.7 83% 166 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 129%
Thnsn51t02du7 NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GB 768 User benchmarks, average bench 174% 519GB free Firmware: 57DA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 491 521 576 578 593 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 609 Write 493 Mixed 554 SusWrite 536 123% 548 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 94.2 4K Mixed 33.8 139% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 660 DQ Write 660 DQ Mixed 194 274% 505 MB/s
Poor: 96% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 247%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 5TB 1,185 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 4.5TB free, PID d011 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 191 203 192 202 205 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Read 193 Write 190 Mixed 70.3 SusWrite 197 216% 163 MB/s	4K Read 16.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 179% 6.53 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 81%
TOSHIBA TransMemory 4GB 1,195 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 1GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 17 17 17 16 17 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	8.35% Terrible	Read 22.2 Write 11.7 Mixed 11.5 SusWrite 16.4 20% 15.5 MB/s	4K Read 6.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 24% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 8.35% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB 48,796 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	55% Above average	MC Read 19.3 MC Write 20.4 MC Mixed 18.3 55% 19.3 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 15.6 42% 14.8 GB/s	Latency 68 59% 68 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 63%

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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 $45	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