MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Destroyer	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 55% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	80.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	38.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 03 '19 at 15:41
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770-$75 176,321 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Memory 91.1 1-Core 108 2-Core 214 79% 138 Pts	4-Core 349 8-Core 569 56% 459 Pts	64-Core 566 35% 566 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Nvidia(10DE 119D) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.8 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	80.9% Excellent	Lighting 100 Reflection 109 Parallax 95.9 82% 102 fps	MRender 96.2 Gravity 94.8 Splatting 98.6 79% 96.5 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z32070RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 53 32 56 39 44 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	38.7% Below average	Read 343 Write 274 Mixed 20.7 SusWrite 53.8 38% 173 MB/s	4K Read 11.1 4K Write 72.2 4K Mixed 0.1 55% 27.8 MB/s	DQ Read 107 DQ Write 204 DQ Mixed 11.8 50% 108 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 86%
PNY CS1311 480GB-$31 13,149 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 158GB free Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 381 153 174 173 173 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 458 Mixed 399 SusWrite 248 90% 400 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 90.3 4K Mixed 41.2 150% 54.7 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 201 191% 299 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 101%
WD My Passport 25F3 512GB 870 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 213GB free Firmware: 1012 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	18.3% Very poor	Read 41.2 Write 41.7 Mixed 40.7 SusWrite 41.9 9% 41.4 MB/s	4K Read 12.8 4K Write 14.9 4K Mixed 11.5 42% 13.1 MB/s	DQ Read 25.9 DQ Write 25.8 DQ Mixed 25.7 19% 25.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 18.3% Great: 85%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 665GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 150 151 151 150 151 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Read 145 Write 136 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 151 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 2.7 451% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 108%
Seagate BUP BK 4TB 13,353 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 462GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 64 69 69 69 68 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	28.4% Poor	Read 28.8 Write 78.8 Mixed 70.3 SusWrite 68.2 46% 61.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.3 203% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 28.4% Great: 65%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB 18,744 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 2TB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 106 107 106 106 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	44.5% Average	Read 102 Write 102 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 107 124% 92.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 104% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 77,652 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	58% Above average	MC Read 20.7 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 17.4 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 18.4 51% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 63%

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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	3,383x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,664x
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	405x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	414x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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