MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	61.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	83.4% 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.

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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	14 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141106
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 11 '19 at 00:15
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Memory 92.4 1-Core 129 2-Core 253 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 502 8-Core 484 66% 493 Pts	64-Core 501 31% 501 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1655 MHz, MLim: 1902 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	61.4% Good	Lighting 77.6 Reflection 79.4 Parallax 71.7 63% 76.2 fps	MRender 78.9 Gravity 73.2 Splatting 63.2 58% 71.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY SSD2SC120GE2DA08B-T 120GB 109 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: 502ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 112 121 129 122 117 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Read 413 Write 136 Mixed 201 SusWrite 122 48% 218 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 42.9 171% 65.7 MB/s	DQ Read 190 DQ Write 140 DQ Mixed 153 118% 161 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 83%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 198GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 485 482 487 412 266 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 495 Mixed 462 SusWrite 432 107% 477 MB/s	4K Read 46.5 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 64.8 224% 81.8 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 129%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 167 169 169 168 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 162 Mixed 36.5 SusWrite 168 99% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 146% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 28,461 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	61.8% Good	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 22.9 MC Mixed 18.3 60% 21 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 20.5 58% 20.3 GB/s	Latency 63.3 63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 76%

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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	3,402x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,673x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	459x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,249x
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 $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	209x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	379x
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 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16