MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 93.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	59.8% 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	139% 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.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 19 '19 at 02:35
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Memory 90.6 1-Core 133 2-Core 262 90% 162 Pts	4-Core 525 8-Core 699 78% 612 Pts	64-Core 697 43% 697 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% XFX(1682 C580) CLim: 1405 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.4.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Lighting 76.2 Reflection 72.4 Parallax 94.1 62% 80.9 fps	MRender 72 Gravity 76.8 Splatting 57.8 55% 68.9 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 198 175 174 170 170 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	Read 708 Write 464 Mixed 368 SusWrite 222 98% 440 MB/s	4K Read 53.8 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 47.2 219% 82.4 MB/s	DQ Read 780 DQ Write 628 DQ Mixed 653 503% 687 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 236%
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB 24,911 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 57GB free Firmware: UF4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 98 107 111 102 116 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	53.7% Above average	Read 456 Write 348 Mixed 200 SusWrite 124 63% 282 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 39.7 4K Mixed 18.3 80% 27.1 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 58.5 DQ Mixed 41.8 43% 72.7 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 56%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 454GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 140 140 139 139 141 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Read 150 Write 142 Mixed 90.7 SusWrite 139 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 229% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 440GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 145 145 146 145 146 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Read 162 Write 146 Mixed 82.5 SusWrite 145 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 229% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown ZEUS-1600 0423 ZEUS-1600 0215 CMY16GX3M2A2400C11 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	29.9% Poor	MC Read 9.7 MC Write 9.6 MC Mixed 8.1 26% 9.13 GB/s	SC Read 9.5 SC Write 10.4 SC Mixed 10.3 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 66.3 60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 29.9% Great: 39%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	3,377x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,661x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	457x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,240x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	558x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	403x

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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	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) $35	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