MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	70.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	292% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	19.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	Цвета: 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141223
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 01 '23 at 17:46
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (57^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 above expectations (70^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Memory 91.3 1-Core 119 2-Core 227 83% 146 Pts	4-Core 388 8-Core 575 60% 481 Pts	64-Core 589 36% 589 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$239 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Nvidia(10DE 21C4) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 531.68 Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	70.3% Very good	Lighting 87 Reflection 87.2 Parallax 80.8 71% 85 fps	MRender 107 Gravity 80.4 Splatting 72 69% 86.6 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
MSI M390 500GB 4,955 User benchmarks, average bench 230% 444GB free (System drive) Firmware: EHFM32.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1714 1777 1797 1729 1804 1638 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	292% Outstanding	Read 1,520 Write 2,072 Mixed 1,359 SusWrite 1,743 379% 1,674 MB/s	4K Read 54.3 4K Write 181 4K Mixed 74.2 273% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,123 DQ Write 722 DQ Mixed 981 716% 942 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 292% Great: 321%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$109 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 629GB free Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 444 449 464 460 466 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 431 Write 401 Mixed 383 SusWrite 454 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 39.4 142% 55.6 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 351 264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 128%
Seagate ST3000LM024-2AN17R 3TB 940 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 90 91 89 91 86 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	40.3% Average	Read 51.1 Write 78.4 Mixed 58.9 SusWrite 88.3 51% 69.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.6 163% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 60%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 273GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 96 96 91 93 91 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Read 123 Write 115 Mixed 63.1 SusWrite 93.8 72% 98.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 179% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2400C11D3/8GX KHX1600C9D3/4GX KHX2400C11D3/8GX KHX1600C9D3/4GX 24GB 47 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2400, 1600, 2400, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	56.2% Above average	MC Read 19.5 MC Write 20.4 MC Mixed 17.6 55% 19.2 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 17.3 50% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 65.4 61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 76%

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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	3,394x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,669x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	458x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,246x
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 $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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16