MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


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 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 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	113% 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	74.6% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 07 '20 at 15:43
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	UKR-User
Background CPU	5%

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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 i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 132 2-Core 260 92% 163 Pts	4-Core 459 8-Core 683 71% 571 Pts	64-Core 692 43% 692 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2527 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Lighting 149 Reflection 161 Parallax 139 122% 150 fps	MRender 122 Gravity 145 Splatting 124 106% 131 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 87 100 81 82 74 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	74.6% Very good	Read 311 Write 120 Mixed 212 SusWrite 85.6 40% 182 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 43.5 154% 59.7 MB/s	DQ Read 217 DQ Write 189 DQ Mixed 168 136% 191 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 87%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 115GB free Firmware: 1020 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 540 661 680 688 689 688 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	186% Outstanding	Read 699 Write 692 Mixed 684 SusWrite 658 154% 683 MB/s	4K Read 50.7 4K Write 197 4K Mixed 78.1 281% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 643 DQ Write 736 DQ Mixed 862 601% 747 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 186% Great: 297%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 334GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 152 153 154 153 155 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Read 138 Write 125 Mixed 89 SusWrite 154 93% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 242% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 109%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 31,309 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 95GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 76 75 80 74 81 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	49% Average	Read 126 Write 97.8 Mixed 73 SusWrite 78.6 121% 93.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.4 166% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	78% Very good	MC Read 28.2 MC Write 28.7 MC Mixed 24.4 77% 27.1 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 24.2 SC Mixed 24.5 65% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 49.8 80% 49.8 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 72%

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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	3,383x
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	1,244x
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 $109Bench 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 $295	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 $40	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