MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	35.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	58% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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	5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140918
Uptime	16 Days
Run Date	Dec 31 '19 at 10:09
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^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 4.6 GHz, turbo 6.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 134 2-Core 230 89% 154 Pts	4-Core 520 8-Core 523 70% 522 Pts	64-Core 533 33% 533 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Nvidia(10DE 12FE) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.48 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	35.2% Below average	Lighting 39.8 Reflection 45.9 Parallax 37.3 32% 41 fps	MRender 56.9 Gravity 39.8 Splatting 51.9 41% 49.5 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 35.2% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: 583ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 61 60 44 69 52 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	58% Above average	Read 258 Write 124 Mixed 178 SusWrite 60.6 34% 155 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 24.8 133% 53.9 MB/s	DQ Read 84.6 DQ Write 120 DQ Mixed 102 77% 102 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 73%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 35GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 305 306 306 306 301 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 488 Mixed 392 SusWrite 321 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 49.5 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 66.5 228% 81.3 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 359 271% 364 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 124%
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 17GB free Firmware: DXT06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 38 42 40 42 39 MB/s Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	50% Above average	Read 239 Write 75.8 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 41 24% 109 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 56.1 4K Mixed 21 94% 34 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 69.7 DQ Mixed 52.2 81% 163 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 85%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159 43,620 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 274GB free Firmware: GM4OA5CA SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 86 86 86 84 86 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	48% Average	Read 82 Write 77.1 Mixed 42.6 SusWrite 85.2 52% 71.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 51%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 55GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 102 138 104 110 108 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	74.8% Very good	Read 146 Write 107 Mixed 77.8 SusWrite 114 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM3X4GB2133C11Y4 2x4GB 314 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	76.5% Very good	MC Read 28 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 23.6 76% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 25.4 SC Mixed 23.2 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 49.5 81% 49.5 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 76.5% 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	3,380x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,662x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	457x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,241x
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	305x
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	205x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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