MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 87%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	50.7% 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	85.2% 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	Oct 27 '20 at 20:37
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (45^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	87% Excellent	Memory 90.8 1-Core 133 2-Core 259 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 449 8-Core 694 71% 572 Pts	64-Core 686 42% 686 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 371A) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.7% Above average	Lighting 73.2 Reflection 74.3 Parallax 72.2 60% 73.2 fps	MRender 70.4 Gravity 68.7 Splatting 0.09 33% 46.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra Plus 256GB-$139 17,545 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 91GB free (System drive) Firmware: X2306RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 218 167 145 182 153 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Read 485 Write 292 Mixed 189 SusWrite 185 64% 288 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 90 4K Mixed 34 140% 52 MB/s	DQ Read 329 DQ Write 214 DQ Mixed 125 133% 223 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 99%
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 17GB free Firmware: M0CR021 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 465 Write 447 Mixed 375 96% 429 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 84.9 4K Mixed 39.9 138% 50.9 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 253 DQ Mixed 273 198% 254 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 95%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 177GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 57 57 57 57 57 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	37% Below average	Read 71.5 Write 76.3 Mixed 72.3 SusWrite 57.1 52% 69.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 59%
Seagate ST1000VM002-1CT162 1TB 39,407 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 157GB free Firmware: SC23 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 86 86 83 84 85 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	64% Good	Read 138 Write 123 Mixed 64.5 SusWrite 84.9 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ12GX3M3A1600C9 0215 CMZ12GX3M3A1600C9 0215 CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 0215 CMZ12GX3M3A1600C9 16GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	MC Read 18 MC Write 18.2 MC Mixed 15.4 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 19.7 SC Mixed 17.8 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 66.1 60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 51.6% 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	3,383x
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 $178	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