MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Sail boat	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 86.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	33.6% 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	71.2% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	10.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 14 '22 at 19:13
Run Duration	212 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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)	86.7% Excellent	Memory 96.6 1-Core 126 2-Core 219 86% 147 Pts	4-Core 414 8-Core 678 67% 546 Pts	64-Core 679 42% 679 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 3351) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 511.65 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	33.6% Below average	Lighting 44 Reflection 43.6 Parallax 41.1 36% 42.9 fps	MRender 37.3 Gravity 43.1 Splatting 28.9 29% 36.4 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk X400 M.2 2280 256GB 11,716 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 190GB free (System drive) Firmware: X4130012 SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 196 195 191 194 194 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	71.2% Very good	Read 425 Write 432 Mixed 227 SusWrite 197 72% 320 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 52 4K Mixed 24.2 96% 33.6 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 208 178% 265 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 90%
WD Blue 6TB (2015)-$215 8,416 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 120 119 109 120 122 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	68.2% Good	Read 119 Write 131 Mixed 93 SusWrite 118 85% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 207% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 97%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 428GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 76 77 73 77 78 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	49.5% Average	Read 96.2 Write 100 Mixed 83.4 SusWrite 76.1 66% 89 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 67%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$50 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 138 139 122 138 139 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	78.4% Very good	Read 138 Write 134 Mixed 78.7 SusWrite 135 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 08G-D3-1866-MR 4x4GB 40 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	71.2% Very good	MC Read 25.2 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 22.2 70% 24.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 22.4 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 52 77% 52 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 81%

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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	3,409x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,676x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	462x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,251x
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 $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	207x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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