MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 82.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	18.7% 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	77.1% 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	28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150811
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 15 '21 at 12:29
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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 above expectations (70^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Memory 84.6 1-Core 132 2-Core 253 87% 156 Pts	4-Core 431 8-Core 666 68% 548 Pts	64-Core 663 41% 663 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% EVGA(3842 3753) CLim: 1450 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	18.7% Very poor	Lighting 22.8 Reflection 20.3 Parallax 23.4 19% 22.2 fps	MRender 26.9 Gravity 25.3 Splatting 18.7 19% 23.6 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 18.7% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD 240GB 38,401 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 63GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 76 61 62 49 91 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	77.1% Very good	Read 213 Write 427 Mixed 351 SusWrite 90.9 61% 270 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 41.8 158% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 322 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 178 175% 278 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 95%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 422GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 130 128 129 128 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Read 205 Write 152 Mixed 90.7 SusWrite 127 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 109%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$40 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 288GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 125 127 126 126 125 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Read 144 Write 143 Mixed 104 SusWrite 124 95% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 228% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 108%
USB DISK 3.0 253GB 33 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 236GB free, PID 5500 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 130 138 134 129 139 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	Read 132 Write 87.4 Mixed 32 SusWrite 130 122% 95.4 MB/s	4K Read 18.4 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 75% 6.2 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 2,608 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.5% Above average	MC Read 18 MC Write 18.3 MC Mixed 15.5 49% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 19.5 SC Mixed 18.2 51% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 72.4 55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 88%

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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	3,402x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,673x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	459x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,249x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 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 $51Bench 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	206x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16