MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	53.2% 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	91.7% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140408
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 16 '20 at 12:27
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Memory 92.5 1-Core 117 2-Core 229 83% 146 Pts	4-Core 382 8-Core 602 60% 492 Pts	64-Core 575 36% 575 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-Ti-$410 30,815 User benchmarks, average bench 53% Asus(1043 849E) 3GB CLim: 1280 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	53.2% Above average	Lighting 65.8 Reflection 61.7 Parallax 81.3 54% 69.6 fps	MRender 76.1 Gravity 75.2 Splatting 48 52% 66.4 fps
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 59%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk X110 256GB-$100 4,989 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 73GB free (System drive) Firmware: X231600 SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 402 375 395 347 375 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Read 460 Write 314 Mixed 213 SusWrite 375 76% 340 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 94.7 4K Mixed 29.9 130% 50.7 MB/s	DQ Read 319 DQ Write 187 DQ Mixed 125 128% 210 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 100%
OCZ ARC 100 240GB-$120 11,799 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 21GB free Firmware: 1.01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 378 Write 430 Mixed 304 83% 371 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 39.2 148% 59.6 MB/s	DQ Read 300 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 217 192% 287 MB/s
Poor: 65% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 194 196 197 196 196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 148 Mixed 82.1 SusWrite 196 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 899GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 195 197 195 197 197 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 136 Mixed 83.4 SusWrite 196 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 78,181 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	61.5% Good	MC Read 21.9 MC Write 22.4 MC Mixed 18.9 60% 21.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 21.3 SC Mixed 19.7 55% 19.4 GB/s	Latency 63.2 63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 62%

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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	3,385x
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