MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	52% 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	109% 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	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

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 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	Aug 03 '20 at 09:30
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	79% Very good	Memory 94.9 1-Core 115 2-Core 216 82% 142 Pts	4-Core 341 8-Core 620 58% 481 Pts	64-Core 626 39% 626 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Asus(1043 04FB) CLim: 1310 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.7.2 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	52% Above average	Lighting 64.6 Reflection 68 Parallax 90.6 53% 74.4 fps	MRender 68.4 Gravity 64.5 Splatting 56.1 51% 63 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 337GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 410 408 412 413 363 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 468 Mixed 441 SusWrite 401 102% 455 MB/s	4K Read 40.3 4K Write 95.4 4K Mixed 52 178% 62.6 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 12.1 DQ Mixed 28.6 64% 142 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 125%
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018)-$37 23,087 User benchmarks, average bench 233% 350GB free Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 687 710 708 715 714 712 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	169% Outstanding	Read 677 Write 671 Mixed 667 SusWrite 708 154% 681 MB/s	4K Read 43.5 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 62.5 210% 75.5 MB/s	DQ Read 779 DQ Write 724 DQ Mixed 956 661% 819 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 169% Great: 284%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 666GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 134 135 135 135 133 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Read 153 Write 124 Mixed 73.7 SusWrite 134 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1.2 217% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 16GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	MC Read 27.5 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 21.6 73% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 21.9 SC Mixed 25.4 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 57.4 70% 57.4 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 64%

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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	3,385x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,665x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	457x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,245x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	559x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	406x

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	207x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	376x
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 $273	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 $177	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16