MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


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 85%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	125% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	94.4% 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	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150528
Uptime	3.6 Days
Run Date	Aug 09 '19 at 11:18
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	4%

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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	85% Excellent	Memory 94.5 1-Core 128 2-Core 235 87% 152 Pts	4-Core 408 8-Core 644 65% 526 Pts	64-Core 630 39% 630 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EA) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 419.67 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 170 Reflection 198 Parallax 198 139% 189 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 180 Splatting 124 116% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 31 31 32 33 32 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 480 Mixed 298 SusWrite 66 74% 333 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 95.1 4K Mixed 49.8 178% 62.2 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 178 184% 300 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 658GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 181 181 183 182 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 181 Mixed 88.5 SusWrite 180 116% 158 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 182% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 112%
ASMT 2105 1TB 1,332 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 493GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 176 Write 144 Mixed 42.5 139% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.5 178% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 79%
WD Elements 25A3 3TB 1,766 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 156GB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 122 125 126 122 122 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	49.5% Average	Read 110 Write 112 Mixed 86.3 SusWrite 123 148% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 105% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 70%

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 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	57.6% Above average	MC Read 19.5 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 17.7 55% 19.4 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 21.8 SC Mixed 18.4 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 58.5 68% 58.5 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 62%

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Typical Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) Builds (Compare 6,771 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	3,384x
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 $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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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 $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