MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	31.9% 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	73.4% 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.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 25 '22 at 18:42
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^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 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 122 2-Core 245 87% 154 Pts	4-Core 465 8-Core 652 70% 559 Pts	64-Core 657 41% 657 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% EVGA(3842 6255) CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 1952 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 516.40 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	31.9% Below average	Lighting 40.3 Reflection 46.1 Parallax 41 33% 42.5 fps	MRender 41.8 Gravity 41 Splatting 30.4 30% 37.7 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 31.9% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 122GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT0AB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 141 134 130 127 123 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	73.4% Very good	Read 460 Write 217 Mixed 164 SusWrite 135 54% 244 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 78.5 4K Mixed 25.5 117% 44 MB/s	DQ Read 357 DQ Write 171 DQ Mixed 57.7 98% 195 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 133GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 101 101 103 103 102 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	61% Good	Read 112 Write 113 Mixed 62.7 SusWrite 101 71% 97.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 137% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 140GB free Firmware: KC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 90 92 92 93 92 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	51.2% Above average	Read 87.3 Write 99.5 Mixed 56 SusWrite 91.1 61% 83.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 119% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 88%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$55 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 351GB free Firmware: AX1P4M SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 84 85 84 85 85 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	47.8% Average	Read 83.2 Write 88.2 Mixed 30.7 SusWrite 83.4 52% 71.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 100% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
AMD R9316G2401U2K 2x8GB 86 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	MC Read 30.8 MC Write 32.2 MC Mixed 26.4 85% 29.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 23.3 SC Mixed 26.3 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 56.1 71% 56.1 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 86%

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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	3,410x
Core i5-4690KIntel $55Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,677x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	462x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,252x
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 i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $288	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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