MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	21.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	100% 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.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Apr 11 '19 at 22:45
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	Memory 89.3 1-Core 108 2-Core 214 78% 137 Pts	4-Core 406 8-Core 392 54% 399 Pts	64-Core 403 25% 403 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Asus(1043 8422) 2GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	21.7% Poor	Lighting 25.6 Reflection 24.2 Parallax 31.8 21% 27.2 fps	MRender 33.1 Gravity 29.4 Splatting 25 23% 29.2 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21.7% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 155GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 239 257 248 240 255 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 438 Write 419 Mixed 344 SusWrite 258 82% 365 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 86.3 4K Mixed 50.5 162% 57 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 233 210% 319 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 118%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 990GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 91 89 81 70 77 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	46.2% Average	Read 79.5 Write 74.7 Mixed 81 SusWrite 81.2 59% 79.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 67%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 919GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 83 83 82 81 78 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	45.3% Average	Read 76.3 Write 73.5 Mixed 55.8 SusWrite 81.2 53% 71.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 57%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 245GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 99 101 98 98 98 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	63.4% Good	Read 122 Write 107 Mixed 51.8 SusWrite 98.7 69% 94.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.6 122% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 84%
2.0 Flash Disk 2GB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 2GB free, PID 2093 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	2.67% Terrible	Read 6.8 Write 1.5 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 2.4 4% 3.3 MB/s	4K Read 4.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 18% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.67% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 10,062 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	29% Poor	MC Read 9.3 MC Write 9.5 MC Mixed 8.3 26% 9.03 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 9.6 SC Mixed 8.5 25% 8.87 GB/s	Latency 68.2 59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 29% Great: 63%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	3,380x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,662x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	457x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,241x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	559x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	405x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	414x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	305x
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	205x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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