MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - excluding GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.9%, this CPUs suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	113% 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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. Find active processes with Windows task manager (CTRL+SHIFT+ESC).

Run History

1 month ago, 9 days ago, 9 days ago, 7 days ago, 7 days ago, 1 day ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	8.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 11 '19 at 20:07
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	30%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Single core	Quad core	Multi core
Intel Core i5-4690K-$255 105,181 User benchmarks, average bench 81% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 5.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	SC Int 129 SC Float 129 SC Mixed 128 103% 129 Pts	QC Int 483 QC Float 497 QC Mixed 498 112% 493 Pts	MC Int 502 MC Float 496 MC Mixed 489 74% 496 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$50 10,539 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 151GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 443 434 429 407 413 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 433 Mixed 416 SusWrite 426 99% 438 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 97.9 4K Mixed 54.4 174% 62.3 MB/s	DQ Read 313 DQ Write 299 DQ Mixed 273 214% 295 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$30 32,739 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 91GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 86 85 86 85 86 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Read 128 Write 124 Mixed 70.3 SusWrite 85.7 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 71%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 16,219 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 197GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 57 57 58 58 58 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	36.6% Below average	Read 69.5 Write 79.2 Mixed 44.2 SusWrite 58 46% 62.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 147% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown GR1333D364L9/4G 0793 GR1333D364L9/8G 12GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled	37.3% Below average	MC Read 12.4 MC Write 12.9 MC Mixed 11.4 35% 12.2 GB/s	SC Read 8.1 SC Write 12.8 SC Mixed 11.7 31% 10.9 GB/s	Latency 66.2 60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 51%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds (explanation by AdoredTV).

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Gaming 63%

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Desktop 81%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) - $160

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $365Bench 85%, 197,152 samples	7,280x
Core i5-4690KIntel $255Bench 81%, 105,181 samples	4,638x
Core i7-4790Intel $308Bench 75%, 93,467 samples	845x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $374Bench 63%, 406,754 samples	3,698x
GTX 1070Nvidia $315Bench 98%, 520,403 samples	1,719x
GTX 1080Nvidia $528Bench 122%, 396,708 samples	1,570x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $78Bench 105%, 359,537 samples	2,095x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $105Bench 113%, 300,271 samples	1,332x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 96%, 92,292 samples	544x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 58%, 40,886 samples	922x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 61%, 19,845 samples	708x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 55%, 29,017 samples	439x

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Total price: $977

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i7-8700K $360	Nvidia GTX 1070 $315	Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $78
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 $148	Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB $220	Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $105
Intel Core i5-8600K $260	Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti $808	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB $163

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $110	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $43
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $750	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $48
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $120	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $12