MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 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 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 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	33.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 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	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	2.6 Days
Run Date	Dec 18 '18 at 15:36
Run Duration	309 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Memory 94.6 1-Core 120 2-Core 230 85% 148 Pts	4-Core 371 8-Core 603 60% 487 Pts	64-Core 609 38% 609 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185 33,175 User benchmarks, average bench 30% MSI(1462 277C) 3GB CLim: 972 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 18.2.3 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	33.9% Below average	Lighting 43.9 Reflection 31.8 Parallax 54.8 36% 43.5 fps	MRender 30 Gravity 40.5 Splatting 38.5 30% 36.3 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 33.9% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 500GB 31,052 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 336GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 840 0.5 450 473 3.3 721 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 77% Great: 123%
Samsung 750 EVO 500GB 31,052 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 465GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 364 326 326 319 327 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 444 Mixed 347 SusWrite 354 92% 412 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 60.4 204% 71.8 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 348 266% 360 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 123%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB-$30 27,212 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 773GB free Firmware: ST6OA31B SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 103 106 106 104 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	60.6% Good	Read 107 Write 102 Mixed 58.6 SusWrite 104 68% 92.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 61%
Seagate BUP Slim RD 2TB 4,801 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 127 128 129 128 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	65.5% Good	Read 99.9 Write 130 Mixed 69.6 SusWrite 127 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.7 218% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 66%
WD My Book 1TB 10,299 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 846GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 42 42 41 42 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	20.6% Poor	Read 38.6 Write 37.4 Mixed 31.4 SusWrite 41.3 51% 37.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 91% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 20.6% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 21,220 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	61.8% Good	MC Read 22 MC Write 22.3 MC Mixed 19 60% 21.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 20.3 55% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 58.2 69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 62%

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Typical Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) Builds (Compare 6,790 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	3,394x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,669x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	458x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,246x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	561x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	407x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	414x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	306x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $74Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	207x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	377x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16