MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 89.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	17.4% 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	45% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	21 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 09 '20 at 20:53
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Memory 98.1 1-Core 133 2-Core 266 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 436 8-Core 670 68% 553 Pts	64-Core 687 42% 687 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% Gigabyte(1458 360C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.87 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.4% Very poor	Lighting 19.7 Reflection 22.7 Parallax 18.4 16% 20.3 fps	MRender 28.1 Gravity 19.7 Splatting 25.7 20% 24.5 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 17.4% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force LS 120GB-$98 9,315 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: S9FM02.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 45 51 58 39 43 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	45% Average	Read 433 Write 74 Mixed 107 SusWrite 47.4 36% 165 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 32.7 4K Mixed 11.7 75% 24.1 MB/s	DQ Read 89.5 DQ Write 54.4 DQ Mixed 1.5 20% 48.5 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 84%
Adata Premier SP550 480GB-$129 8,505 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 161GB free Firmware: O1203AB SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 113 78 77 76 77 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 436 Mixed 270 SusWrite 142 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 49.4 172% 63.8 MB/s	DQ Read 304 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 242 203% 292 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 95%
Adata XPG SX900 128GB-$103 6,500 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 85GB free Firmware: 5.8.2a SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 141 142 142 139 142 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Read 422 Write 160 Mixed 215 SusWrite 141 52% 235 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 43.3 160% 59.2 MB/s	DQ Read 192 DQ Write 151 DQ Mixed 162 124% 168 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 82%
WD VelociRaptor 500GB-$62 8,133 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 260GB free Firmware: 04.06A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 161 162 162 162 163 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 206 Write 156 Mixed 128 SusWrite 162 120% 163 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.6 329% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-2400C10-8GTX 0420 F3-2800C12-4GTXDG 0420 F3-2400C10-8GTX 0420 F3-2800C12-4GTXDG 24GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2400, 1867, 2400, 1867 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	MC Read 31 MC Write 32.1 MC Mixed 25.6 84% 29.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 24.8 SC Mixed 28.8 72% 25.2 GB/s	Latency 45.7 88% 45.7 ns
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 85%

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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	3,394x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,668x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	458x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,246x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	561x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	407x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	414x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	306x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	207x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	377x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16