MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	55.8% 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	82.5% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	14.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140408
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '19 at 20:14
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	72.5% Very good	Memory 96.3 1-Core 111 2-Core 173 77% 127 Pts	4-Core 265 8-Core 382 40% 323 Pts	64-Core 429 26% 429 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 3170) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.22 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	55.8% Above average	Lighting 80.9 Reflection 83.6 Parallax 80.4 66% 81.7 fps	MRender 78.3 Gravity 73.9 Splatting 0.09 36% 50.8 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 182 167 113 107 103 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Read 480 Write 454 Mixed 336 SusWrite 162 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 61.3 4K Mixed 35.2 123% 42.2 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 253 214% 313 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 101%
OCZ AGILITY3 60GB 14,293 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 19GB free Firmware: 2.22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 52 51 56 57 43 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	47.4% Average	Read 187 Write 60 Mixed 91.5 SusWrite 51.5 21% 97.6 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 55.6 4K Mixed 28.9 110% 37.7 MB/s	DQ Read 80.1 DQ Write 56.1 DQ Mixed 67.4 50% 67.9 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 51%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 116GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 97 92 97 94 100 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Read 163 Write 156 Mixed 42.5 SusWrite 95.8 83% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.5 132% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMY16GX3M2A1866C9 Kingston KHX2133C11D3/4GX 0215 CMY16GX3M2A1866C9 Kingston KHX2133C11D3/4GX 24GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1333, 2133, 1333, 2133 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	75.6% Very good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 29.2 MC Mixed 23.5 76% 26.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 21.8 SC Mixed 26.4 62% 21.7 GB/s	Latency 52.9 76% 52.9 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 76%

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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 $295	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