MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.6% 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	110% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	6.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Jul 12 '20 at 14:30
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Memory 87.3 1-Core 126 2-Core 240 85% 151 Pts	4-Core 432 8-Core 657 67% 544 Pts	64-Core 658 41% 658 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% Sapphire(174B E324) CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.4.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	Lighting 70 Reflection 62.5 Parallax 81.7 57% 71.4 fps	MRender 62.5 Gravity 59.1 Splatting 78.3 56% 66.6 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme Pro 240GB-$79 10,862 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 161GB free (System drive) Firmware: X21200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 417 431 424 421 417 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 477 Mixed 280 SusWrite 421 94% 420 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 41.5 160% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 359 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 163 172% 285 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 114%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 85GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 422 434 428 427 431 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 484 Mixed 395 SusWrite 427 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 63.7 213% 74.9 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 358 269% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 134%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2TB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 157 157 157 157 154 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	78.9% Very good	Read 117 Write 119 Mixed 26.2 SusWrite 157 76% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.8 331% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 94%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$55 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 59GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 98 66 105 107 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	58.6% Above average	Read 110 Write 100 Mixed 78 SusWrite 94.4 71% 95.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 67%
WD Black 500GB (2008)-$95 28,095 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 45GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 70 70 69 70 68 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	40.4% Average	Read 71.5 Write 70.2 Mixed 60.4 SusWrite 68.8 50% 67.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 163% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 0215 CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 12GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	40% Below average	MC Read 14 MC Write 13.8 MC Mixed 11.2 37% 13 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 15 SC Mixed 12.8 38% 13.4 GB/s	Latency 70.2 57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 61%

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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	3,423x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,685x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	465x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,265x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	565x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	409x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	416x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	306x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 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	208x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16