MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 186% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 157% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	213% 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	170% 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	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 04 '21 at 08:49
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (50^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 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 126 2-Core 253 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 454 8-Core 695 71% 574 Pts	64-Core 693 43% 693 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Nvidia(10DE 1535) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4775 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	213% Outstanding	Lighting 317 Reflection 294 Parallax 344 258% 318 fps	MRender 345 Gravity 260 Splatting 191 209% 265 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 213% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SX8200PNP 2TB 22,361 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 130GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42AZS6AC SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 598 585 577 574 575 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	170% Outstanding	Read 705 Write 645 Mixed 121 SusWrite 549 113% 505 MB/s	4K Read 57.9 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 77.3 253% 86.8 MB/s	DQ Read 774 DQ Write 532 DQ Mixed 661 491% 656 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 170% Great: 370%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 104GB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 103 104 102 107 103 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	58% Above average	Read 98.5 Write 97.9 Mixed 43.7 SusWrite 103 63% 85.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1.1 202% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 109%
Toshiba X300 6TB-$78 5,594 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: FS2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 157 158 157 159 157 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Read 140 Write 140 Mixed 61.5 SusWrite 157 91% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 240% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 6TB (2017)-$87 14,331 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 162 162 164 165 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	74.6% Very good	Read 96.6 Write 98.6 Mixed 73.3 SusWrite 162 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.6 207% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 6,389 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	70.8% Very good	MC Read 26.2 MC Write 25.9 MC Mixed 19.8 68% 24 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 25.6 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 53.9 74% 53.9 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 87%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	60	65"	1280 720	SNY045B SONY TV *00

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	3,384x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,665x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	457x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,245x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	559x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	406x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	414x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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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Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	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