MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	37% 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	90.9% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141223
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	May 04 '20 at 07:27
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd 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 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Memory 94.9 1-Core 113 2-Core 235 84% 148 Pts	4-Core 445 8-Core 474 61% 460 Pts	64-Core 462 29% 462 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185 33,175 User benchmarks, average bench 30% Gigabyte(1458 229A) 3GB CLim: 1072 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.7 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	37% Below average	Lighting 48.5 Reflection 34.9 Parallax 53.8 40% 45.7 fps	MRender 32.8 Gravity 40.1 Splatting 43 32% 38.6 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk X110 128GB-$89 11,245 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: X231706 SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 242 252 237 239 232 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Read 443 Write 275 Mixed 208 SusWrite 240 65% 292 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 38.2 156% 59.7 MB/s	DQ Read 306 DQ Write 192 DQ Mixed 121 125% 206 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 89%
SanDisk X110 128GB-$89 11,245 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 119GB free Firmware: X231706 SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 277 271 277 279 277 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Read 444 Write 271 Mixed 210 SusWrite 275 67% 300 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 37.5 157% 60.4 MB/s	DQ Read 312 DQ Write 193 DQ Mixed 122 126% 209 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 89%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 994050 4x8GB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	64% Good	MC Read 22.9 MC Write 22.8 MC Mixed 19.6 62% 21.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 22.1 SC Mixed 21.4 58% 20.4 GB/s	Latency 57.3 70% 57.3 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 100%

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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	3,394x
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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	306x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 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 $40
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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16