MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	73.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	18GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 18GB 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 18 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150811
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Jan 30 '21 at 02:00
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	6%

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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 i5-4690K-$50 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	72.5% Very good	Memory 80.4 1-Core 107 2-Core 216 76% 135 Pts	4-Core 365 8-Core 417 51% 391 Pts	64-Core 413 26% 413 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$195 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% MSI(1462 C75A) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	Lighting 92.2 Reflection 90.3 Parallax 84.9 75% 89.1 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 80.8 Splatting 73.1 71% 88.7 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 76%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$84 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 817GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR033 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 444 Write 353 Mixed 357 86% 385 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 67.9 4K Mixed 42.6 132% 46 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 288 237% 340 MB/s
Poor: 75% Great: 125%
MDT MD5000AAJS-00TKA0 500GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 289GB free Firmware: 12.01C01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 82.2 Write 26.3 Mixed 54.6 41% 54.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 25% Great: 46%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40 43,024 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 428GB free Firmware: CR100-12 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 73.1 Write 24.1 Mixed 47.2 36% 48.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 22% Great: 44%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$50 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 128 Write 69.9 Mixed 76.4 68% 91.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 181% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CML8GX3M1A1600C10 1315 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 0420 F3-10666CL7-2GBXH 1315 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 18GB 1600, 1600, 1333, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	36.5% Below average	MC Read 12.4 MC Write 13 MC Mixed 11.2 35% 12.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.2 SC Write 12.1 SC Mixed 10.8 32% 11 GB/s	Latency 79.9 50% 79.9 ns

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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	3,431x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,686x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	465x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,267x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	567x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	409x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	417x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	307x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	209x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	381x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	248x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	208x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $145
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $369