MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 138% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 117% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	151% 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	120% 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	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

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 14 '20 at 09:56
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^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, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 137 2-Core 272 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 470 8-Core 722 74% 596 Pts	64-Core 726 45% 726 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Gigabyte(1458 37A9) CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 3675 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	151% Outstanding	Lighting 200 Reflection 234 Parallax 263 163% 232 fps	MRender 265 Gravity 228 Splatting 141 165% 211 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 151% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 40GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 315 316 314 310 221 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 485 Mixed 401 SusWrite 311 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 61 207% 73.1 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 351 DQ Mixed 358 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 124%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$60 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 141 139 141 143 142 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 135 Mixed 78.7 SusWrite 141 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 96%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 3.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 146 142 141 145 147 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	Read 111 Write 128 Mixed 110 SusWrite 143 91% 123 MB/s	4K Read 7.2 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.7 437% 3.7 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 92%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 332GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 138 136 136 138 138 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Read 171 Write 144 Mixed 84.5 SusWrite 137 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 246% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 20,216 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	84.8% Excellent	MC Read 31.1 MC Write 32.1 MC Mixed 26.4 85% 29.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 25.3 SC Mixed 27 71% 24.8 GB/s	Latency 53.1 75% 53.1 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 86%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	3,397x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,671x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	458x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,247x
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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	306x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 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	206x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16