MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	64.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 02 '19 at 02:28
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Memory 96.8 1-Core 118 2-Core 237 86% 150 Pts	4-Core 472 8-Core 467 63% 469 Pts	64-Core 460 28% 460 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% EVGA(3842 2983) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.12 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	64.7% Good	Lighting 82.1 Reflection 86.3 Parallax 78.6 67% 82.3 fps	MRender 80.4 Gravity 76 Splatting 68 60% 74.8 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 512 Write 449 Mixed 347 97% 436 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 49.8 175% 64.5 MB/s	DQ Read 341 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 313 237% 319 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 954GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 640 657 639 665 664 678 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	185% Outstanding	Read 738 Write 679 Mixed 603 SusWrite 657 151% 669 MB/s	4K Read 49.9 4K Write 187 4K Mixed 86.2 285% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 635 DQ Write 522 DQ Mixed 269 286% 476 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 185% Great: 255%
WD Black 500GB (2008)-$95 28,095 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 323GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 88 90 91 85 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Read 91 Write 77.8 Mixed 66 SusWrite 88.4 60% 80.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 69%
WD WD2001FASS-00U0B0 2TB 6,005 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.00101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 92 91 92 92 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	49.3% Average	Read 81 Write 78.8 Mixed 78.3 SusWrite 90.4 61% 82.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 182% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB 7,967 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	MC Read 28.8 MC Write 30.1 MC Mixed 24.2 79% 27.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 22.1 SC Mixed 25.9 65% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 51 78% 51 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 79%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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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 $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