MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	21.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	73.8% 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	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	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 15 '21 at 16:26
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 5.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Memory 96.5 1-Core 128 2-Core 253 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 434 8-Core 698 69% 566 Pts	64-Core 697 43% 697 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% EVGA(3842 2662) 2GB CLim: 1280 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	21.9% Poor	Lighting 24.7 Reflection 28.3 Parallax 33.5 20% 28.8 fps	MRender 34.6 Gravity 30.7 Splatting 28.8 25% 31.4 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21.9% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 160GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT0AB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 219 246 241 242 244 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	73.8% Very good	Read 425 Write 256 Mixed 165 SusWrite 234 60% 270 MB/s	4K Read 19.5 4K Write 84.7 4K Mixed 20.1 100% 41.4 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 209 DQ Mixed 53 102% 210 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 367GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 125 126 124 123 125 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	Read 122 Write 117 Mixed 62.4 SusWrite 122 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 217GB free Firmware: KC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 104 105 105 104 105 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	62.7% Good	Read 116 Write 101 Mixed 60.4 SusWrite 103 70% 94.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 88%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$55 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 311GB free Firmware: AX1P4M SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 67 68 67 67 67 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	41.9% Average	Read 79.6 Write 80.6 Mixed 31 SusWrite 66.5 47% 64.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 94% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
AMD R9316G2401U2K 2x8GB 86 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	85.1% Excellent	MC Read 31.3 MC Write 32.5 MC Mixed 26.6 86% 30.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 24.2 SC Mixed 26.3 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 52.3 76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 86%

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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	75	20"	1280 720	DEL4079 DELL P2012H

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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	3,421x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,684x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	465x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,264x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	564x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	409x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	416x
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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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