MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 82.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	17.6% 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	84.8% 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.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	15.8 Days
Run Date	Jul 15 '19 at 19:03
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (55^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Memory 91.2 1-Core 121 2-Core 242 85% 151 Pts	4-Core 398 8-Core 644 64% 521 Pts	64-Core 646 40% 646 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6286) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.6% Very poor	Lighting 19.9 Reflection 22.9 Parallax 18.7 16% 20.5 fps	MRender 28.4 Gravity 19.9 Splatting 26 20% 24.8 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 150 960GB-$190 3,375 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 94GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFZ12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 218 239 150 186 250 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 487 Write 454 Mixed 364 SusWrite 228 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 70.2 4K Mixed 37.3 127% 45.1 MB/s	DQ Read 299 DQ Write 235 DQ Mixed 161 149% 231 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 103%
OCZ Trion 150 960GB-$190 3,375 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 124GB free Firmware: SAFZ12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 380 259 214 292 286 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 414 Mixed 353 SusWrite 295 87% 386 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 80.9 4K Mixed 35.9 133% 48.6 MB/s	DQ Read 301 DQ Write 245 DQ Mixed 169 155% 238 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 103%
OCZ Vector 150 240GB-$246 1,607 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 135GB free Firmware: 1.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 375 366 392 385 373 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 461 Mixed 375 SusWrite 372 95% 421 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 96.8 4K Mixed 35.7 135% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 316 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 266 211% 294 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 110%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 161 160 162 160 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 157 Mixed 98.2 SusWrite 161 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1 204% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsZ DDR3 2133 C9 4x4GB 3,160 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	57.7% Above average	MC Read 21.5 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 16.5 56% 19.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 22 SC Mixed 18.7 53% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 65.4 61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 121%

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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 $94Bench 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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Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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