MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	125% 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	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	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	7.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '21 at 14:41
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 (98^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Memory 95.5 1-Core 126 2-Core 232 87% 151 Pts	4-Core 428 8-Core 658 67% 543 Pts	64-Core 674 42% 674 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Pro 512GB-$150 16,934 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 379GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 463 461 457 458 457 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 484 Mixed 453 SusWrite 453 107% 476 MB/s	4K Read 43.3 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 58.2 194% 67.9 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 358 271% 364 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%
Crucial M550 256GB-$152 8,333 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 52GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 176 176 172 171 169 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Read 435 Write 469 Mixed 335 SusWrite 204 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 98.5 4K Mixed 43.4 154% 57.5 MB/s	DQ Read 305 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 235 202% 295 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 113%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 701GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 130 131 130 130 131 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	66.8% Good	Read 101 Write 94.1 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 131 64% 88.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 364% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 259GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 133 135 135 133 135 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	74.9% Very good	Read 128 Write 97.1 Mixed 69.7 SusWrite 134 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 10,062 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	MC Read 28.7 MC Write 28.7 MC Mixed 24.3 78% 27.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 25.4 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 55.6 72% 55.6 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 63%

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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	3,383x
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	1,244x
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 $109Bench 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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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