MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


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 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	116% 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	72.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 19 '20 at 15:26
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 138 2-Core 277 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 524 8-Core 707 78% 616 Pts	64-Core 725 45% 725 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% Sapphire(1DA2 E411) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.2.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Lighting 149 Reflection 116 Parallax 254 122% 173 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 143 Splatting 161 117% 140 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 86GB free (System drive) Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 125 119 121 123 117 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	72.9% Very good	Read 299 Write 195 Mixed 235 SusWrite 127 48% 214 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 39 147% 56.4 MB/s	DQ Read 157 DQ Write 204 DQ Mixed 148 121% 170 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 85%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 231GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 7,822 Write 6,842 Mixed 6,953 1,607% 7,206 MB/s	4K Read 671 4K Write 300 4K Mixed 380 1,662% 450 MB/s	DQ Read 1,440 DQ Write 951 DQ Mixed 1,010 804% 1,134 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 358GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 116 115 118 119 119 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	70.2% Very good	Read 128 Write 116 Mixed 64.3 SusWrite 117 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32 107,978 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 82GB free Firmware: JC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 97 99 100 99 99 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	56.8% Above average	Read 99.2 Write 97.8 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 98.5 67% 90.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 70%
Seagate ST32000644NS 2TB 7,161 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 1TB free Firmware: SN12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 111 113 113 113 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	64.6% Good	Read 113 Write 108 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 112 72% 98.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 40,596 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1800 MHz clocked @ 2600 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 23.9 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 25.3 SC Mixed 23.6 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 49.6 81% 49.6 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 76.8% 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	3,400x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,671x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	459x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,247x
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 $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	209x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	379x
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 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16