MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	108% 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	231% 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	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 04 '18 at 00:46
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 143 2-Core 286 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 538 8-Core 734 80% 636 Pts	64-Core 755 47% 755 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6181) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2702 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.22 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 142 Reflection 157 Parallax 134 115% 144 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 138 Splatting 115 100% 123 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 91GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 643 330 324 323 302 285 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	231% Outstanding	Read 2,026 Write 1,502 Mixed 811 SusWrite 368 260% 1,177 MB/s	4K Read 50.3 4K Write 174 4K Mixed 66.5 253% 96.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,202 DQ Write 1,050 DQ Mixed 923 747% 1,058 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 231% Great: 236%
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 83GB free Firmware: MU01.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 54 40 40 53 54 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 454 Mixed 409 SusWrite 81.9 81% 363 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 50.4 177% 66.2 MB/s	DQ Read 289 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 237 200% 288 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 91%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 931GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 107 107 108 106 107 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	62.1% Good	Read 109 Write 100 Mixed 80.3 SusWrite 107 73% 99.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.9 181% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 76%
Hitachi HUS724030ALE641 3TB 13,833 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 1TB free Firmware: MJ8OA5F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 124 124 124 124 124 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	71.9% Very good	Read 126 Write 144 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 124 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 148% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 89%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 925GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 231 233 233 229 230 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 231 Write 194 Mixed 91.8 SusWrite 231 136% 187 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLE4G3D1608DE1TX0. 4x4GB 400 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	MC Read 28.8 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 24.2 78% 27.1 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 26.1 SC Mixed 26 69% 24 GB/s	Latency 48.2 83% 48.2 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 78%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	3,377x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,661x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	457x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,240x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	558x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	403x

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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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