MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 38% Jet ski


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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	58.6% 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	63.8% 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 30 '20 at 02:09
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	CAN-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 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	77% Very good	Memory 86 1-Core 70.9 2-Core 205 68% 121 Pts	4-Core 388 8-Core 419 53% 404 Pts	64-Core 404 25% 404 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 442.59 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	58.6% Above average	Lighting 73.9 Reflection 72.5 Parallax 63.2 60% 69.9 fps	MRender 67.6 Gravity 66.7 Splatting 68.4 55% 67.6 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: 527ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 111 114 117 115 83 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	63.8% Good	Read 336 Write 138 Mixed 159 SusWrite 109 41% 185 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 90.8 4K Mixed 32.8 126% 49.1 MB/s	DQ Read 102 DQ Write 121 DQ Mixed 112 84% 112 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 73%
WDC WDS500G2B0B-00YS70 500GB 43,498 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 200GB free Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 381 421 425 427 420 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 472 Mixed 389 SusWrite 414 99% 441 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 49.3 179% 64.6 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 254 217% 319 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$84 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 157 161 157 158 158 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Read 145 Write 127 Mixed 71.3 SusWrite 157 91% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 119% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 114%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$106 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 154 158 156 156 158 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	73.8% Very good	Read 100 Write 132 Mixed 25.5 SusWrite 156 75% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 1.6 285% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 28,220 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (60^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.7% Above average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 18.6 MC Mixed 16 49% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 18.1 SC Mixed 15.7 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 61%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	3,399x
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 $260	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 $175	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) $23	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16