MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 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 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	53.1% 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	108% 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, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Oct 07 '19 at 05:28
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^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 4.5 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 133 2-Core 230 89% 153 Pts	4-Core 446 8-Core 694 70% 570 Pts	64-Core 698 43% 698 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3161) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	53.1% Above average	Lighting 66.8 Reflection 67.5 Parallax 60.2 54% 64.8 fps	MRender 71.6 Gravity 62.6 Splatting 54.1 50% 62.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 372GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 272 268 271 269 272 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 490 Mixed 294 SusWrite 268 87% 389 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 51.1 184% 67.8 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 289 DQ Mixed 227 200% 301 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 108%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 3TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 174 176 174 176 175 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 142 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 172 92% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.9 351% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GBH2X04H1AA28-16 2x8GB 69 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	78.3% Very good	MC Read 28.1 MC Write 28.9 MC Mixed 24.1 77% 27 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 24.7 SC Mixed 25.4 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 48.3 83% 48.3 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 80%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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%

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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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