MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (9th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 91 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 57.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	94.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	83% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 01 '22 at 07:39
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing way below expectations (9^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 1.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	57.4% Above average	Memory 95.5 1-Core 92.7 2-Core 145 69% 111 Pts	4-Core 116 8-Core 119 16% 118 Pts	64-Core 135 8% 135 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 3897) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 516.94 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	94.3% Outstanding	Lighting 90.8 Reflection 54.3 Parallax 194 74% 113 fps	MRender 135 Gravity 202 Splatting 154 134% 164 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 114GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 254 267 250 248 164 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Read 459 Write 238 Mixed 271 SusWrite 234 67% 301 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 82.2 4K Mixed 30.4 121% 46.1 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 235 DQ Mixed 224 188% 276 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 133%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 535GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 117 116 116 115 105 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	56% Above average	Read 81 Write 80.5 Mixed 28.1 SusWrite 113 55% 75.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 2.4 412% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 110%
Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 1TB-$50 17,310 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 348GB free Firmware: CV26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 128 128 125 125 111 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Read 171 Write 163 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 122 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 186% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 119%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$38 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 389GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 103 97 95 91 97 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	50.5% Above average	Read 80.1 Write 91.7 Mixed 66 SusWrite 95.9 62% 83.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 80% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x4GB 4,979 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	16.3% Very poor	MC Read 1.6 MC Write 6.4 MC Mixed 2.3 10% 3.43 GB/s	SC Read 3.8 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 7.5 19% 6.6 GB/s	Latency 55.5 72% 55.5 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 16.3% Great: 103%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	3,394x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,667x
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	560x
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	207x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	377x
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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Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $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