MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 93.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	37.2% 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	109% 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.

Run History

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	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	May 21 '19 at 08:35
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Memory 93.9 1-Core 137 2-Core 272 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 542 8-Core 542 72% 542 Pts	64-Core 535 33% 535 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3202) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 417.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	37.2% Below average	Lighting 46.4 Reflection 50.5 Parallax 45.1 38% 47.3 fps	MRender 45.6 Gravity 46.3 Splatting 40.7 36% 44.2 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 37.2% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 296 311 295 249 224 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 477 Mixed 361 SusWrite 266 91% 405 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 49.6 182% 67.6 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 348 266% 359 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 124%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 167GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 603 457 302 309 309 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	170% Outstanding	Read 688 Write 626 Mixed 611 SusWrite 399 130% 581 MB/s	4K Read 63.7 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 81.6 274% 94.6 MB/s	DQ Read 781 DQ Write 682 DQ Mixed 1,004 678% 822 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 170% Great: 280%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 979GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 117 115 119 117 118 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	69.5% Good	Read 128 Write 116 Mixed 90 SusWrite 114 83% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 773GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 171 174 175 175 175 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 156 Mixed 86.3 SusWrite 167 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 431GB free Firmware: JP4OA3MA SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 106 109 110 109 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	62.3% Good	Read 110 Write 114 Mixed 55.2 SusWrite 107 71% 96.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 74%
Sobetter Ext 120GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 65GB free Firmware: 0509 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 406 Write 391 Mixed 357 289% 385 MB/s	4K Read 20.7 4K Write 38.8 4K Mixed 20.6 3,870% 26.7 MB/s	DQ Read 148 DQ Write 139 DQ Mixed 43.5 695% 110 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 30%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2133 C11 4x4GB 641 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	62.7% Good	MC Read 22.5 MC Write 23.2 MC Mixed 18 61% 21.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 23.6 SC Mixed 20.9 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 60.1 67% 60.1 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 81%

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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	1,665x
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	406x

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 $177	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