MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	54.4% 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	110% 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

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	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 30 '18 at 18:42
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Memory 98 1-Core 127 2-Core 253 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 475 8-Core 685 73% 580 Pts	64-Core 658 41% 658 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 87%

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: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	54.4% Above average	Lighting 68.6 Reflection 69.5 Parallax 68.1 56% 68.7 fps	MRender 73.4 Gravity 64 Splatting 54.7 51% 64 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 193GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 240 270 272 267 270 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 430 Mixed 356 SusWrite 276 86% 382 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 99 4K Mixed 56.1 188% 65.6 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 230 209% 319 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 118%
Seagate ST31000340AS 1TB-$136 7,908 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 255GB free Firmware: SD04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 62 60 63 63 63 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	31.3% Below average	Read 47 Write 7.8 Mixed 14.5 SusWrite 62.2 24% 32.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.7 117% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 31.3% Great: 59%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 678GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 153 153 156 156 154 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Read 156 Write 150 Mixed 105 SusWrite 154 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1.1 214% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x4GB 4,979 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	MC Read 30.8 MC Write 30.9 MC Mixed 24.3 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 26.6 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 46 87% 46 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 103%

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Gaming 42%

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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	3,394x
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 $80Bench 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