MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 90.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	127% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	85.2% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 19 '20 at 23:31
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.5 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 105 2-Core 257 85% 153 Pts	4-Core 460 8-Core 691 71% 575 Pts	64-Core 711 44% 711 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 3500) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 173 Reflection 167 Parallax 178 141% 173 fps	MRender 190 Gravity 156 Splatting 112 120% 153 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU650 240GB-$70 47,016 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 176GB free (System drive) Firmware: V8X01c55 SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 293 347 358 359 361 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Read 427 Write 372 Mixed 345 SusWrite 329 83% 368 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 83.5 4K Mixed 35.7 130% 48.4 MB/s	DQ Read 123 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 172 133% 178 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 99%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 720GB 861 User benchmarks, average bench 122% 671GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 333 282 231 231 236 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 1,248 Write 582 Mixed 456 SusWrite 279 141% 641 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 95.8 4K Mixed 38.2 143% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 251 DQ Write 488 DQ Mixed 312 253% 350 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 176%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 931GB free Firmware: 2AR20003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 102 104 103 103 102 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	57.3% Above average	Read 98.4 Write 74.1 Mixed 60.3 SusWrite 101 62% 83.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 59%
ADATA NH03 3TB 103 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1TB free, PID a03a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 111 121 118 120 118 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	46.9% Average	Read 126 Write 145 Mixed 72 SusWrite 117 155% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 60% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 62%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 16GB 15,750 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 10GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.1 3 3.2 2.1 3 3.1 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	4.49% Terrible	Read 18.6 Write 11.2 Mixed 10.7 SusWrite 2.7 13% 10.8 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.1 22% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.49% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB 240 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1800 MHz clocked @ 2000 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	72.6% Very good	MC Read 27.5 MC Write 26.5 MC Mixed 20.5 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 25.4 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 53.5 75% 53.5 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 71%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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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