MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 36% Jet ski


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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	42.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	171% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 06 '22 at 23:29
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Memory 93.1 1-Core 125 2-Core 232 86% 150 Pts	4-Core 437 8-Core 654 68% 545 Pts	64-Core 661 41% 661 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155 259,091 User benchmarks, average bench 43% Zotac(19DA 3595) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 511.79 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.8% Average	Lighting 52.3 Reflection 57.4 Parallax 52.9 43% 54.2 fps	MRender 63.1 Gravity 50.5 Splatting 46.9 43% 53.5 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 46%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 389GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 558 577 582 592 549 601 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	171% Outstanding	Read 742 Write 600 Mixed 634 SusWrite 577 143% 638 MB/s	4K Read 60.9 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 74.3 240% 78.4 MB/s	DQ Read 780 DQ Write 613 DQ Mixed 706 526% 700 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 171% Great: 355%
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 255GB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 380 321 153 149 153 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	90% Outstanding	Read 471 Write 479 Mixed 400 SusWrite 257 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 91.6 4K Mixed 38.6 139% 52.5 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 306 224% 289 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$38 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 210 208 206 207 210 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Read 146 Write 179 Mixed 83.1 SusWrite 202 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 197% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ12GX3M3A1600C9 0215 CMZ12GX3M3A1600C9 0215 CMZ12GX3M3A1600C9 0215 CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 16GB 46 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	60.9% Good	MC Read 21 MC Write 22.2 MC Mixed 18.7 59% 20.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 23.6 SC Mixed 20.2 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 61.8 65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 63%

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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	3,400x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,671x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	459x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,247x
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 $80Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $47	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16