MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 139% UFO	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 117% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 88.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	159% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	70.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

5 days ago, 2 days ago, 2 days ago, 2 days ago, 2 days ago, 2 days ago, 8 hrs ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 23 '21 at 17:15
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^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-$348 352,299 User benchmarks, average bench 84% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.5 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Memory 94.6 1-Core 131 2-Core 222 88% 149 Pts	4-Core 444 8-Core 690 72% 567 Pts	64-Core 689 46% 689 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 131,050 User benchmarks, average bench 153% Nvidia(10DE 146B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (78^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	159% Outstanding	Lighting 222 Reflection 272 Parallax 203 179% 232 fps	MRender 206 Gravity 162 Splatting 142 136% 170 fps
Poor: 132% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 166%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 120GB-$23 31,344 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900613 SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 129 55 60 124 25 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	70.1% Very good	Read 310 Write 202 Mixed 239 SusWrite 109 48% 215 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 86.5 4K Mixed 31.7 137% 50.5 MB/s	DQ Read 177 DQ Write 259 DQ Mixed 162 138% 199 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$52 331,894 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 188 184 184 184 201 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Read 142 Write 159 Mixed 69.2 SusWrite 188 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0 86% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB 8,814 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	74.9% Very good	MC Read 28.2 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 21.8 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 24.2 SC Mixed 25.1 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 58.1 69% 58.1 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 79%

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Typical Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) Builds (Compare 10,512 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 46%

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 39%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 84%, 352,299 samples	4,864x
Core i5-4690KIntel $221Bench 79%, 214,874 samples	2,933x
Core i7-4790Intel $225Bench 77%, 208,819 samples	664x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $340Bench 50%, 605,546 samples	2,080x
GTX 1070Nvidia $330Bench 80%, 961,354 samples	959x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $290Bench 57%, 1,069,764 samples	616x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 690,674 samples	878x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $125Bench 111%, 608,974 samples	558x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $60Bench 106%, 503,065 samples	409x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 58%, 83,065 samples	619x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 59%, 36,414 samples	425x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 55%, 63,807 samples	301x

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Value: 52% - Above average

Total price: $788

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-10600K $230	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $48
Intel Core i5-10400F $151	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-10700K $336	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $40

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $73	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16