MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	54.3% 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	81.6% 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	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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150528
Uptime	4.4 Days
Run Date	Jan 21 '20 at 19:41
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^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, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Memory 96.4 1-Core 117 2-Core 228 84% 147 Pts	4-Core 414 8-Core 429 56% 422 Pts	64-Core 420 26% 420 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% PowerColor(148C 2372) CLim: 1279 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.12.2 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	Lighting 68.3 Reflection 66.8 Parallax 84.2 56% 73.1 fps	MRender 68 Gravity 68.4 Splatting 55.7 52% 64 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend MTS800 M.2 128GB-$126 5,326 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: O0918B SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 150 150 126 126 123 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Read 501 Write 151 Mixed 205 SusWrite 132 54% 247 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 98.7 4K Mixed 38.6 144% 55.2 MB/s	DQ Read 253 DQ Write 152 DQ Mixed 142 122% 182 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 82%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 255GB free Firmware: JB0OA3U0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 74 72 75 77 74 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	60.9% Good	Read 138 Write 119 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 74.7 64% 89 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 75%
WD Game Drive 2TB 1,307 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2TB free, PID 2630 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 42 42 38 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	39.3% Below average	Read 42 Write 41.5 Mixed 33.3 SusWrite 41.6 54% 39.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 7.8 4K Mixed 0.9 299% 3.17 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 68%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 32GB 34,316 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 28GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.8 3.5 3.3 3.6 5.2 3.7 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	11.6% Very poor	Read 24.2 Write 3.8 Mixed 12.3 SusWrite 3.8 12% 11 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 3.2 195% 3.33 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 11.6% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB 18,444 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1400 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	71.7% Very good	MC Read 25.3 MC Write 26.3 MC Mixed 23.1 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 21.4 SC Mixed 22.2 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 52.6 76% 52.6 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 71%

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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 $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