MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 164% UFO	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 138% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 79.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	215% 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	114% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	5760 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150811
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 29 '21 at 02:15
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (55^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	Memory 83.6 1-Core 130 2-Core 227 83% 147 Pts	4-Core 403 8-Core 605 63% 504 Pts	64-Core 644 40% 644 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3975) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (69^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	215% Outstanding	Lighting 320 Reflection 307 Parallax 336 260% 321 fps	MRender 350 Gravity 260 Splatting 197 212% 269 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 215% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 198 181 177 174 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 476 Mixed 382 SusWrite 185 86% 386 MB/s	4K Read 45.9 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 63 213% 75.9 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 359 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 124%
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 525GB-$140 20,154 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 201GB free Firmware: M0CR031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 332 419 248 223 229 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Read 384 Write 219 Mixed 203 SusWrite 277 60% 271 MB/s	4K Read 20.6 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 41.4 144% 58.2 MB/s	DQ Read 275 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 321 237% 308 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 98%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 188GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 272 306 304 306 306 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Read 124 Write 483 Mixed 191 SusWrite 284 62% 271 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 64.8 186% 70.8 MB/s	DQ Read 12.8 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 179 139% 179 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 124%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70 66,332 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 177GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 156 156 153 156 154 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Read 154 Write 128 Mixed 29.3 SusWrite 155 84% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2.2 391% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-2400C11-8GXM 0420 F3-2400C10-8GTX 0420 F3-2400C11-8GXM 0420 F3-2400C10-8GTX 32GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 1600, 2400, 1600, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	50.4% Above average	MC Read 18.1 MC Write 18.3 MC Mixed 15.3 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 15.9 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 74.1 54% 74.1 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 89%

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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	1,664x
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	405x

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 $179	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