MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 90% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	107% 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.
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.

Very high background CPU (58%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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 14 '18 at 05:07
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	58%

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PC Performing way above expectations (91^st 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 4.9 GHz, turbo 6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 143 2-Core 281 97% 174 Pts	4-Core 566 8-Core 733 83% 650 Pts	64-Core 764 47% 764 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 100% 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: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 138 Reflection 153 Parallax 133 112% 141 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 139 Splatting 115 101% 124 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 82GB free Firmware: MU01.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 56 55 55 55 55 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 457 Mixed 392 SusWrite 90 80% 359 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 50.4 175% 65.5 MB/s	DQ Read 293 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 238 200% 288 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 91%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,418 Write 1,352 Mixed 759 261% 1,176 MB/s	4K Read 54.8 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 61.4 251% 95 MB/s	DQ Read 1,187 DQ Write 1,034 DQ Mixed 671 623% 964 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 764GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 211 212 211 213 213 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 204 Write 162 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 211 121% 166 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 112%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 931GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 107 107 108 108 107 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	62.6% Good	Read 111 Write 102 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 107 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.9 185% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 76%
Hitachi HUS724030ALE641 3TB 13,833 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 1TB free Firmware: MJ8OA5F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 155 157 157 157 157 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Read 133 Write 128 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 157 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 156% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 89%

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 @ 2138 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	MC Read 29.2 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 24.3 78% 27.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 26.4 SC Mixed 24.8 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 47.7 84% 47.7 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 78%

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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	3,384x
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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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 $40	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