MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 191% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 159% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	222% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	157% 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	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	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	8.7 Days
Run Date	Feb 04 '23 at 12:38
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (55^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 4.6 GHz, turbo 5.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Memory 97.2 1-Core 124 2-Core 240 88% 153 Pts	4-Core 435 8-Core 645 67% 540 Pts	64-Core 672 42% 672 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Asus(1043 87AF) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 528.02 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	222% Outstanding	Lighting 332 Reflection 300 Parallax 369 270% 334 fps	MRender 366 Gravity 268 Splatting 193 216% 276 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 222% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 250GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 589 605 614 633 430 186 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	157% Outstanding	Read 591 Write 575 Mixed 585 SusWrite 509 127% 565 MB/s	4K Read 50.8 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 69.7 229% 79.8 MB/s	DQ Read 773 DQ Write 629 DQ Mixed 832 587% 745 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 365%
Hitachi HDS721010KLA330 1TB-$47 10,943 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 2GB free Firmware: GKAOA70M Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 83.1 Write 81.2 Mixed 42.2 51% 68.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 186% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 23% Great: 46%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB-$71 17,356 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 186GB free Firmware: JKAOA3MA SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 97 98 99 100 96 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	57.5% Above average	Read 102 Write 104 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 98 67% 91.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 69%
Hitachi HDT725025VLA380 250GB-$132 6,580 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 19GB free Firmware: V5DOA73A SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 44 44 44 44 44 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	27.3% Poor	Read 50.7 Write 56.7 Mixed 35 SusWrite 43.9 34% 46.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 27.3% Great: 35%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$24 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 14GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 76 75 77 76 76 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	40.3% Average	Read 64.8 Write 70.2 Mixed 43.4 SusWrite 75.6 47% 63.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x4GB 2,168 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	MC Read 25.7 MC Write 26.7 MC Mixed 22.5 71% 25 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 24.8 SC Mixed 23.4 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 49.3 81% 49.3 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 88%

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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	3,384x
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