MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 155% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 121% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	176% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	112% 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.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 31 '20 at 00:49
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.5 GHz, turbo 5.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Memory 95.6 1-Core 135 2-Core 269 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 480 8-Core 511 66% 495 Pts	64-Core 496 31% 496 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Gigabyte(1458 404B); GeForce RTX™ 3080 VISION OC 10G CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 457.09 Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	176% Outstanding	Lighting 252 Reflection 245 Parallax 318 206% 272 fps	MRender 303 Gravity 232 Splatting 142 176% 226 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 176% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 102GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 227 188 177 166 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 464 Write 452 Mixed 381 SusWrite 204 84% 375 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 64.2 208% 75.6 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 359 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 124%
Crucial M4 128GB-$116 34,516 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 85GB free Firmware: 010G SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 193 183 196 196 195 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	67% Good	Read 430 Write 186 Mixed 218 SusWrite 188 57% 256 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 14.8 114% 48.3 MB/s	DQ Read 132 DQ Write 115 DQ Mixed 29.9 48% 92.3 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 72%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 515GB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 174 175 173 176 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 158 Mixed 76.2 SusWrite 173 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 113%
Toshiba MD04ACA600 6TB-$250 686 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 51GB free Firmware: FS2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 126 123 111 130 145 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Read 167 Write 168 Mixed 69.3 SusWrite 124 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 378% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 112%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 207GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 80 80 80 79 81 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	40% Below average	Read 59.3 Write 55.6 Mixed 56.8 SusWrite 79.5 47% 62.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 87%
WD WD1001FALS-00U9B0 1TB 3,876 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 366GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 67 67 67 67 67 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	36.9% Below average	Read 63.8 Write 59.7 Mixed 55.4 SusWrite 64.1 45% 60.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 36.9% Great: 73%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 354GB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 41 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	22.2% Poor	Read 34.7 Write 37.8 Mixed 35.2 SusWrite 41.1 28% 37.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.7 200% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 22.2% Great: 92%
WD Elements 25A3 5TB 1,735 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 211GB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 41 42 42 42 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	23.1% Poor	Read 39.4 Write 40.4 Mixed 31.6 SusWrite 41 52% 38.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 129% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 23.1% Great: 66%
WD My Book 25EE 8TB 12,029 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 1.5TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 37 37 37 37 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	27.8% Poor	Read 37.4 Write 34.9 Mixed 31.2 SusWrite 36.5 48% 35 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 1.1 199% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 27.8% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB 3,839 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	72.8% Very good	MC Read 24.7 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 23.7 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 24.4 SC Mixed 22.9 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 55.3 72% 55.3 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 87%

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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	3,380x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,662x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	457x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,241x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	559x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	405x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	414x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	305x
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	205x

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Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $261	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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