MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 159% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 133% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	180% 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	83.4% 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.

Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141223
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 08 '21 at 01:53
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	39%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 (100^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 126 2-Core 252 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 472 8-Core 700 73% 586 Pts	64-Core 703 44% 703 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6800-XT-$650 20,197 User benchmarks, average bench 171% Sapphire(1DA2 E438) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 21.1.1 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	180% Outstanding	Lighting 233 Reflection 254 Parallax 441 190% 309 fps	MRender 379 Gravity 158 Splatting 268 218% 268 fps
Poor: 165% ↑ This bench: 180% Great: 178%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor PX-256M5S 256GB 2,817 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 180GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 334 310 281 364 373 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Read 431 Write 344 Mixed 221 SusWrite 330 74% 332 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 71.8 4K Mixed 26.2 111% 41.3 MB/s	DQ Read 290 DQ Write 276 DQ Mixed 150 149% 239 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 95%
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$145 41,734 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 1.5TB free Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 463 466 464 453 452 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 460 Write 422 Mixed 399 SusWrite 458 98% 435 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 51.1 179% 67.3 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 128%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 163 163 162 164 163 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Read 155 Write 137 Mixed 26.3 SusWrite 163 87% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 1.7 329% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C10 2x8GB 3,028 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.3% Average	MC Read 15.5 MC Write 14.8 MC Mixed 12.5 41% 14.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 14.9 43% 15.1 GB/s	Latency 49.9 80% 49.9 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 79%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	3,394x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,668x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	458x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,246x
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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	306x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	207x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	377x
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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16