MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 57.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	40.4% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Sep 13 '19 at 21:43
Run Duration	263 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (47^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 1.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	57.7% Above average	Memory 88.6 1-Core 74.8 2-Core 113 59% 92.3 Pts	4-Core 157 8-Core 170 22% 164 Pts	64-Core 176 11% 176 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329 50,279 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Asus(1043 8469) 3GB CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 436.15 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	40.4% Average	Lighting 46.2 Reflection 48.5 Parallax 64.1 38% 52.9 fps	MRender 65.5 Gravity 61.2 Splatting 46 46% 57.6 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor M5S 128GB-$75 5,727 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 30GB free Firmware: 1.05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 205 206 207 207 207 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Read 478 Write 208 Mixed 230 SusWrite 206 62% 281 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 68.2 4K Mixed 34.3 127% 44.4 MB/s	DQ Read 289 DQ Write 210 DQ Mixed 173 150% 224 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 84%
WD Blue 250GB (2008)-$80 11,055 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 50 52 47 48 50 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	40.1% Average	Read 89.5 Write 78 Mixed 63 SusWrite 49.8 52% 70.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 185% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 61%
WD easystore 2625 2TB 1,227 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1.5TB free, PID 2625 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 114 113 114 114 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	Read 124 Write 108 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 113 140% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.4 168% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1866 CL10 Series 4x8GB 2,056 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	57.1% Above average	MC Read 19.7 MC Write 21.9 MC Mixed 18.5 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 15.2 SC Mixed 18.7 46% 16 GB/s	Latency 68.9 58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 77%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	3,390x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,666x
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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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 $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