MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 83.6%, 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	37.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	3.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	5.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 02 '18 at 21:26
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690-$52 73,695 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Memory 94.6 1-Core 113 2-Core 206 80% 138 Pts	4-Core 421 8-Core 421 56% 421 Pts	64-Core 414 26% 414 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	53% Above average	Lighting 67.5 Reflection 65.8 Parallax 65.3 55% 66.2 fps	MRender 70.4 Gravity 61.4 Splatting 51.7 49% 61.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 58GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 45 46 46 46 46 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	37.9% Below average	Read 444 Write 45.5 Mixed 82.7 SusWrite 45.4 33% 154 MB/s	4K Read 42.4 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.8 66% 14.5 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 124%
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42 25,948 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 25GB free Firmware: 2.15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 130 122 118 132 128 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Read 408 Write 142 Mixed 200 SusWrite 127 48% 219 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 41.5 169% 64.3 MB/s	DQ Read 156 DQ Write 147 DQ Mixed 123 100% 142 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 82%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 153 158 158 158 160 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 152 Write 147 Mixed 90 SusWrite 156 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 196% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 100%
WD WD6402AAEX-00Z3A0 640GB 6,247 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 396GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 100 99 100 99 99 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	58.2% Above average	Read 104 Write 89.5 Mixed 79.7 SusWrite 98.9 69% 92.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 157% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 78,181 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1800 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	68% Good	MC Read 24.5 MC Write 25.9 MC Mixed 20.8 68% 23.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 22 56% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 58.2 69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 62%

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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	3,380x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,662x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	457x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,241x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	559x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	405x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	414x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	305x
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	205x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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