MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 36% Jet ski


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 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	43.2% 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	199% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	25.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	Цвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '22 at 15:04
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	5%

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 i7-4790K-$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 (86^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Memory 95.2 1-Core 122 2-Core 240 87% 152 Pts	4-Core 398 8-Core 582 61% 490 Pts	64-Core 599 37% 599 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP 26,532 User benchmarks, average bench 41% AMD(1002 0B31) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1286 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.Q4 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	43.2% Average	Lighting 52.8 Reflection 59.1 Parallax 83 43% 65 fps	MRender 59 Gravity 60.3 Splatting 44.1 44% 54.5 fps
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 48%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gigabyte GP-GSM2NE3256GNTD 256GB 10,769 User benchmarks, average bench 163% 106GB free (System drive) Firmware: EDFM90.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1307 1308 682 342 108 214 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	199% Outstanding	Read 1126 Write 1,383 Mixed 1,156 SusWrite 660 244% 1,081 MB/s	4K Read 57.5 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 81.1 273% 98 MB/s	DQ Read 674 DQ Write 606 DQ Mixed 774 544% 685 MB/s
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 199% Great: 226%
Transcend TS128GSSD230S 128GB 2,263 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 106GB free Firmware: P1025F8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 47 38 50 48 47 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Read 515 Write 404 Mixed 410 SusWrite 63.1 78% 348 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 47.9 166% 61 MB/s	DQ Read 132 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 51.1 69% 123 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 110%
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 293GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 392 407 399 403 401 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 441 Mixed 253 SusWrite 402 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 43.7 164% 60.3 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 288 234% 334 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 117%
WD WD6402AAEX-00Z3A0 640GB 6,247 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 166GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 102 104 104 104 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	63.1% Good	Read 116 Write 106 Mixed 101 SusWrite 103 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 186% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda Green 1.5TB-$130 20,479 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 451GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 79 82 76 81 82 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	37.3% Below average	Read 50.5 Write 49.3 Mixed 44.2 SusWrite 79.7 41% 55.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.6 99% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C9D3/8GX 1302 1866 CL10 Series KHX1866C9D3/8GX 1302 1866 CL10 Series 32GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	69.9% Good	MC Read 25.2 MC Write 26.6 MC Mixed 20 68% 23.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 23.8 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 56.7 71% 56.7 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 70%

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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	3,383x
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	1,244x
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 $109Bench 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 $295	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