MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 81.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	42.1% 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	124% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	2.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 15 '19 at 17:20
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$127 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Memory 94.3 1-Core 105 2-Core 210 79% 136 Pts	4-Core 400 8-Core 379 53% 389 Pts	64-Core 400 25% 400 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2484) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 431.60 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.1% Average	Lighting 47.6 Reflection 55 Parallax 44.6 39% 49.1 fps	MRender 68.1 Gravity 47.6 Splatting 62.1 49% 59.3 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 659GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 454 456 470 470 470 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 470 Mixed 442 SusWrite 458 105% 467 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 56.7 191% 67.9 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 363 273% 364 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 133%
Samsung SSD 860 EVO 500G 500GB 78 User benchmarks, average bench 151% 393GB free, PID 0621 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 233 233 240 240 240 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	171% Outstanding	Read 249 Write 233 Mixed 233 SusWrite 234 323% 237 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 25.5 4K Mixed 24.3 1,784% 24.7 MB/s	DQ Read 26 DQ Write 27.1 DQ Mixed 26.4 1,916% 26.5 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 171% Great: 204%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GB-$35 38,490 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	64.5% Good	MC Read 23.5 MC Write 24.4 MC Mixed 20.2 65% 22.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 18.7 SC Mixed 18.3 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 59.1 68% 59.1 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 67%

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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	3,385x
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