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MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

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Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics52.5% 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 Drive264% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
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SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 04 '19 at 06:01
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
87.3% Excellent
Memory 95.6
1-Core 88.5
2-Core 250
80% 145 Pts
4-Core 426
8-Core 644
66% 535 Pts
64-Core 649
40% 649 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑
This bench: 87.3%
 Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
EVGA(3842 2978) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1546 MHz, MLim: 1827 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.30
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
52.5% Above average
Lighting 63.7
Reflection 72
Parallax 68.4
52% 68 fps
MRender 75.2
Gravity 61
Splatting 62.3
54% 66.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑
This bench: 52.5%
 Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2018)-$74
474GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 101140WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1775 1410 1407 1412 1180 749 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
264% Outstanding
Read 1,909
Write 2,049
Mixed 1,749
SusWrite 1,322
396% 1,757 MB/s
4K Read 46.6
4K Write 156
4K Mixed 69.8
243% 90.9 MB/s
DQ Read 838
DQ Write 578
DQ Mixed 764
555% 727 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑
This bench: 264%
 Great: 335%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 154 183 184 177 164 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 181
Write 184
Mixed 34.2
SusWrite 170
103% 142 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
157% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑
This bench: 101%
 Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
74.3% Very good
MC Read 27.8
MC Write 27.9
MC Mixed 22.1
74% 25.9 GB/s
SC Read 18.6
SC Write 22.9
SC Mixed 24.3
63% 21.9 GB/s
Latency 55.2
72% 55.2 ns
Poor: 31% ↑
This bench: 74.3%
 Great: 79%
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) Builds (Compare 6,790 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
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Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples3,394x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples1,669x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples458x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples1,246x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples561x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples407x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples414x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples306x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples207x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples377x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples248x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples206x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $648
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Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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