MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 35% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 80.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	48.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	87.3% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	4.4 Days
Run Date	May 30 '21 at 19:15
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (58^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 (53^rd percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Memory 83.5 1-Core 127 2-Core 236 84% 149 Pts	4-Core 418 8-Core 584 63% 501 Pts	64-Core 579 36% 579 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 466.47 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.2% Average	Lighting 58.4 Reflection 69.9 Parallax 62.6 48% 63.6 fps	MRender 68.5 Gravity 60.9 Splatting 54.6 49% 61.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme Pro 240GB-$79 10,862 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 113GB free (System drive) Firmware: X21200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 349 363 356 366 354 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Read 436 Write 414 Mixed 310 SusWrite 358 85% 380 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 62.6 4K Mixed 27.7 108% 38.8 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 162 169% 279 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 114%
Samsung PM871b M.2 2280 512GB 655 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 93GB free Firmware: MVT22D0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 415 414 414 359 253 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 440 Write 425 Mixed 375 SusWrite 378 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 48.9 173% 63.3 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 359 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 120%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 999GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 223GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 65 70 66 68 68 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 338 Write 300 Mixed 112 SusWrite 67 149% 204 MB/s	4K Read 11.7 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 1.9 786% 6.1 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 167%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 501GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 295GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 65 70 66 68 69 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	54% Above average	Read 121 Write 108 Mixed 51 SusWrite 66.9 63% 86.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.3 236% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB 18,444 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1400 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51% Above average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 18.4 MC Mixed 15.6 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 17.1 49% 17.1 GB/s	Latency 74.3 54% 74.3 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 71%

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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	3,415x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,682x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	463x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,259x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	306x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	209x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	379x
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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Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16