MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 119% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	131% 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.
Boot Drive	273% 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.

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System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 02 '19 at 20:47
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^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 4.7 GHz, turbo 5.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Memory 97.5 1-Core 133 2-Core 270 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 454 8-Core 583 66% 519 Pts	64-Core 716 44% 716 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia RTX 2080-$394 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3726) CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 3850 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Lighting 181 Reflection 165 Parallax 162 147% 169 fps	MRender 195 Gravity 153 Splatting 111 120% 153 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 134%
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.8% Above average	Lighting 63.3 Reflection 65.8 Parallax 59.1 52% 62.7 fps	MRender 70.7 Gravity 60.9 Splatting 52.5 49% 61.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 153GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 750 642 590 595 602 601 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	273% Outstanding	Read 2,096 Write 2,296 Mixed 1,456 SusWrite 630 363% 1,619 MB/s	4K Read 67.6 4K Write 201 4K Mixed 92.5 327% 120 MB/s	DQ Read 1,221 DQ Write 1,020 DQ Mixed 1,093 826% 1,111 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 273% Great: 340%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB 13,939 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 171GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 761 636 638 592 605 541 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	161% Outstanding	Read 985 Write 899 Mixed 613 SusWrite 629 175% 782 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 56.1 200% 70.1 MB/s	DQ Read 436 DQ Write 534 DQ Mixed 491 368% 487 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 161% Great: 313%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: HP33 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 168 171 170 170 167 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 140 Mixed 84 SusWrite 168 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 131% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$34 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 212GB free Firmware: CC62 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 140 138 140 138 138 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	76.9% Very good	Read 130 Write 120 Mixed 85 SusWrite 138 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 22,320 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	MC Read 31.1 MC Write 30.9 MC Mixed 24.1 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 25.5 SC Mixed 24.2 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 48.1 83% 48.1 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 63%

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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	3,383x
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	1,244x
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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Value: 60% - Above average

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 $45	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