MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Speed boat	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 35% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	53.1% 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	89.4% 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	7.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141223
Uptime	2.6 Days
Run Date	Dec 05 '18 at 15:31
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670-$52 49,019 User benchmarks, average bench 66% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Memory 91.7 1-Core 106 2-Core 211 78% 136 Pts	4-Core 372 8-Core 367 50% 369 Pts	64-Core 373 23% 373 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 77.8% 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: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	53.1% Above average	Lighting 65.9 Reflection 60.3 Parallax 54.7 54% 60.3 fps	MRender 73.6 Gravity 65 Splatting 55.7 52% 64.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Drevo X1 SSD 240GB 2,789 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 63GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0510D SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 252 75 80 76 69 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Read 486 Write 362 Mixed 343 SusWrite 148 75% 335 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 44.6 156% 59.2 MB/s	DQ Read 281 DQ Write 279 DQ Mixed 226 185% 262 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 109%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB 64,984 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 28GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 160 149 144 145 164 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	77.9% Very good	Read 118 Write 113 Mixed 62.5 SusWrite 153 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 132% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 110%
WD Purple 1TB (2014)-$40 18,782 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 372GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 115 115 117 116 116 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	66% Good	Read 114 Write 108 Mixed 50.7 SusWrite 116 71% 96.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.9 189% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 85%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2009)-$50 31,419 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 458GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 75 77 77 78 77 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	42.8% Average	Read 73.8 Write 76.5 Mixed 48.5 SusWrite 75.2 50% 68.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 43%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 8GB 14,254 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 4GB free, PID 1665 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.1 2.2 1.9 1.7 1.9 1.5 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	6.96% Terrible	Read 31.8 Write 3 Mixed 5.2 SusWrite 1.8 9% 10.4 MB/s	4K Read 8.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 31% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.96% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CML16GX3M2A1600C10 0215 CML8GX3M1A1600C10 16GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	MC Read 20.2 MC Write 22.1 MC Mixed 18.9 58% 20.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 18.7 SC Mixed 17.3 48% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 64.6 62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 61%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) Builds (Compare 6,773 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	3,385x
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 $295	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