MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	60.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	92.7% 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	5.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150528
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	May 11 '19 at 12:06
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	70.4% Very good	Memory 78.2 1-Core 102 2-Core 196 72% 126 Pts	4-Core 347 8-Core 437 50% 392 Pts	64-Core 433 27% 433 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 411.70 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	60.1% Good	Lighting 75.1 Reflection 74.3 Parallax 69.7 61% 73 fps	MRender 71 Gravity 70 Splatting 70.9 58% 70.6 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 292GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 372 331 321 319 320 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Read 397 Write 366 Mixed 328 SusWrite 345 81% 359 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 66.5 4K Mixed 39.5 128% 44.7 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 355 265% 353 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 134%
Corsair Force GS 180GB-$134 623 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 56GB free Firmware: 5.24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 163 159 159 156 136 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Read 380 Write 230 Mixed 254 SusWrite 150 56% 253 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 95.6 4K Mixed 45.7 161% 58.4 MB/s	DQ Read 269 DQ Write 206 DQ Mixed 231 174% 235 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 86%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 141GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 131 129 133 133 133 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	Read 145 Write 132 Mixed 83 SusWrite 131 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 188% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 112%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 216GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 80 81 83 83 82 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	Read 120 Write 110 Mixed 71.7 SusWrite 81.6 70% 95.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 20,728 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.3% Average	MC Read 15.7 MC Write 16.9 MC Mixed 14.8 45% 15.8 GB/s	SC Read 10.7 SC Write 14.8 SC Mixed 13.2 37% 12.9 GB/s	Latency 83.9 48% 83.9 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 62%

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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	3,383x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,664x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	457x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,244x
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	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 $273	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 $15	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