MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	53.1% 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	118% 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	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, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	9.8 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 13 '19 at 18:12
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 4.4 GHz, turbo 5.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Memory 91 1-Core 132 2-Core 260 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 491 8-Core 503 66% 497 Pts	64-Core 504 31% 504 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126 94,030 User benchmarks, average bench 40% Gigabyte(1458 22D7) CLim: 1310 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.11.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	53.1% Above average	Lighting 66.9 Reflection 68.1 Parallax 85.3 54% 73.4 fps	MRender 69.3 Gravity 59.3 Splatting 58.3 50% 62.3 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$39 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 81GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 440 446 430 424 423 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 442 Write 406 Mixed 405 SusWrite 435 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 40.3 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 54.7 185% 65.7 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 275 230% 332 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 123%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32 107,978 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 164GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 94 92 95 91 92 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	56.5% Above average	Read 104 Write 102 Mixed 63.3 SusWrite 92.9 66% 90.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 70%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 60,540 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 134GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 101 94 93 88 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	50.9% Above average	Read 82.1 Write 58.8 Mixed 49 SusWrite 95.2 52% 71.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 141% 1 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown GR1333D364L9/4G 0793 GR1333D364L9/8G 12GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	37.1% Below average	MC Read 12.6 MC Write 12.8 MC Mixed 10.5 34% 12 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 13.2 SC Mixed 11.8 33% 11.7 GB/s	Latency 65.8 61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 37.1% Great: 51%

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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	3,398x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,671x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	459x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,247x
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 $79Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16