MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 184% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 154% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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%, 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	76.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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	23.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141223
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Aug 08 '21 at 17:01
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (54^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 124 2-Core 254 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 463 8-Core 688 72% 575 Pts	64-Core 692 43% 692 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$630 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Nvidia(10DE 1535) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	213% Outstanding	Lighting 315 Reflection 297 Parallax 362 257% 325 fps	MRender 349 Gravity 260 Splatting 192 210% 267 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 213% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 267 309 306 296 305 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Read 505 Write 283 Mixed 260 SusWrite 280 74% 332 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 50.5 4K Mixed 31.5 107% 36.2 MB/s	DQ Read 206 DQ Write 43.5 DQ Mixed 76.2 68% 108 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 128%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 22GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 106 105 101 108 107 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	65.9% Good	Read 125 Write 119 Mixed 25.8 SusWrite 104 68% 93.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 131% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 107%
WD My Book 1230 2TB 4,878 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 37GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 90 94 89 97 76 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	42.7% Average	Read 107 Write 109 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 88.6 129% 96 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 119% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT8G3D1608ET3LX0. 4x8GB 995 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	61.9% Good	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 22 MC Mixed 19.3 60% 21 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 23.5 SC Mixed 20.2 57% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 59.4 67% 59.4 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 67%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 17: 2R 2G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
17%	23%	22	110	6	60	31.5"	3072 1728	GSM7750 LG HDR 4K

History: Score 20: 2R 2G 4B | Score 17: 2R 2G 1B

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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	3,380x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,662x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	457x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,241x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	559x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	405x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	414x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	305x
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	205x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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