MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 35% Sail boat


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 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	50.2% 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	52.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	May 03 '19 at 00:37
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	8%

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 i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	82% Excellent	Memory 94.1 1-Core 111 2-Core 215 81% 140 Pts	4-Core 405 8-Core 399 54% 402 Pts	64-Core 404 25% 404 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 419.67 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.2% Above average	Lighting 62 Reflection 66.3 Parallax 59.8 50% 62.7 fps	MRender 72 Gravity 60.4 Splatting 53.2 50% 61.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
T-120 120GB 64 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 85GB free (System drive) Firmware: T161118b SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 119 46 54 122 40 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	52.5% Above average	Read 325 Write 298 Mixed 304 SusWrite 68.3 56% 249 MB/s	4K Read 20.6 4K Write 99.3 4K Mixed 16.5 105% 45.5 MB/s	DQ Read 79.4 DQ Write 133 DQ Mixed 35.1 47% 82.4 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 72%
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$42 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 233GB free Firmware: 0508 SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 239 226 234 234 235 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	62.7% Good	Read 348 Write 330 Mixed 275 SusWrite 241 67% 299 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 38.3 4K Mixed 27.3 93% 30.1 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 115 DQ Mixed 116 88% 117 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 114%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB 1,274 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 380GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 84 84 84 85 84 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	48% Average	Read 83.1 Write 83.5 Mixed 48 SusWrite 83.9 55% 74.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1333 C7 2x4GB 894 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	55.5% Above average	MC Read 18.8 MC Write 19.7 MC Mixed 17.5 53% 18.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 17.7 50% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 59.5 67% 59.5 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 56%

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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	3,388x
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	1,245x
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 $90Bench 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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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