MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 142% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 120% UFO


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 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 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	161% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	110% 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	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	26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141223
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 25 '22 at 06:58
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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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 i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.5 GHz, turbo 5.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Memory 96.9 1-Core 129 2-Core 255 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 440 8-Core 684 69% 562 Pts	64-Core 674 42% 674 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% MSI(1462 3711) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 516.40 Performing below potential (70^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	161% Outstanding	Lighting 217 Reflection 209 Parallax 240 177% 222 fps	MRender 269 Gravity 214 Splatting 175 174% 219 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 161% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Pro 512GB-$150 16,934 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 187GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 419 414 408 417 424 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 420 Write 476 Mixed 442 SusWrite 416 99% 438 MB/s	4K Read 17.5 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 59 160% 62.1 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 351 DQ Mixed 357 271% 364 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 133%
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149 16,872 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 210GB free Firmware: DC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 202 211 212 208 198 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Read 399 Write 253 Mixed 263 SusWrite 203 62% 279 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 42.2 164% 60.7 MB/s	DQ Read 283 DQ Write 245 DQ Mixed 158 148% 229 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 91%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 354GB free Firmware: 415000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 391 380 381 380 383 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 479 Mixed 407 SusWrite 388 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 53.3 186% 67.2 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 260 221% 324 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 117%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 115 110 117 118 118 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	68.1% Good	Read 122 Write 109 Mixed 76.3 SusWrite 115 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 83%
WD My Book 25EE 8TB 12,029 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 1TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 37 36 37 37 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	28.8% Poor	Read 39.1 Write 35.7 Mixed 32.1 SusWrite 36.6 48% 35.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.1 206% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 28.8% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x8GB 7,519 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	MC Read 32.1 MC Write 30.3 MC Mixed 23.4 82% 28.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 24.4 SC Mixed 28.4 72% 25.1 GB/s	Latency 50.7 79% 50.7 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 119%

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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	3,385x
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	1,245x
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 $94Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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