MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 86%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	60% 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	144% 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	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	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 21 '19 at 21:31
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	86% Excellent	Memory 89.8 1-Core 128 2-Core 265 89% 161 Pts	4-Core 443 8-Core 679 69% 561 Pts	64-Core 668 41% 668 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% XFX(1682 C580) CLim: 1405 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.5.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	60% Above average	Lighting 76.6 Reflection 72.5 Parallax 104 62% 84.5 fps	MRender 71.9 Gravity 76.8 Splatting 57.6 55% 68.8 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 83GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 530 320 316 320 319 317 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	144% Outstanding	Read 708 Write 599 Mixed 398 SusWrite 354 115% 515 MB/s	4K Read 44.1 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 52.2 205% 76.7 MB/s	DQ Read 776 DQ Write 641 DQ Mixed 644 500% 687 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 144% Great: 236%
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB 24,911 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 56GB free Firmware: UF4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 39 98 126 117 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	52.5% Above average	Read 453 Write 371 Mixed 224 SusWrite 125 65% 293 MB/s	4K Read 22.6 4K Write 38.8 4K Mixed 16.2 76% 25.9 MB/s	DQ Read 120 DQ Write 68.4 DQ Mixed 35.9 42% 74.9 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 56%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 252GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 107 109 110 110 108 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	72.3% Very good	Read 143 Write 142 Mixed 76.8 SusWrite 109 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 231% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 435GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 143 146 145 146 146 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Read 167 Write 149 Mixed 86.5 SusWrite 145 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 219% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown ZEUS-1600 0423 ZEUS-1600 0215 CMY16GX3M2A2400C11 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	32.2% Below average	MC Read 10.5 MC Write 10.9 MC Mixed 9 29% 10.1 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 11.2 SC Mixed 10.2 30% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 67.5 59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 32.2% Great: 39%

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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	3,410x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,676x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	462x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,251x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	561x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	407x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	414x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	306x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	209x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	379x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	248x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	207x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16