MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 99%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	13.3 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 27 '18 at 21:09
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^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 4.7 GHz, turbo 5.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Memory 97.8 1-Core 132 2-Core 278 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 546 8-Core 744 82% 645 Pts	64-Core 746 46% 746 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 99% 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: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 139 Reflection 152 Parallax 133 113% 141 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 135 Splatting 113 99% 122 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: 260 56 56 56 56 55 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 461 Mixed 405 SusWrite 89.8 81% 363 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 51.7 184% 69.7 MB/s	DQ Read 286 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 239 200% 287 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 91%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,037 Write 1,407 Mixed 548 292% 1,330 MB/s	4K Read 46.5 4K Write 184 4K Mixed 55.2 239% 95.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,002 DQ Write 964 DQ Mixed 847 673% 937 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 273GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 161 161 159 160 158 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 136 Mixed 89.8 SusWrite 159 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 112%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 854GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 108 107 108 107 106 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	62.9% Good	Read 112 Write 98.7 Mixed 77 SusWrite 107 73% 98.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 76%
Hitachi HUS724030ALE641 3TB 13,833 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 1TB free Firmware: MJ8OA5F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 124 125 124 124 124 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	Read 134 Write 132 Mixed 73.7 SusWrite 124 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 154% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 74.2% 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 @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	79.8% Very good	MC Read 29.6 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 24.6 79% 27.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 25.9 SC Mixed 25.4 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 46.7 86% 46.7 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 78%

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Typical Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) Builds (Compare 6,763 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	3,379x
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	1,240x
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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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