MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 163% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 137% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	191% 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	260% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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Run History

6 months ago, 5 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 14 '23 at 01:55
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing as expected (59^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Memory 92.8 1-Core 125 2-Core 231 85% 150 Pts	4-Core 442 8-Core 666 69% 554 Pts	64-Core 674 42% 674 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 546.17 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	191% Outstanding	Lighting 260 Reflection 380 Parallax 288 212% 310 fps	MRender 371 Gravity 265 Splatting 194 217% 276 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 191% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$99 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 623GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1907 1912 1485 1423 1474 1523 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	260% Outstanding	Read 1,710 Write 1,921 Mixed 1498 SusWrite 1,621 381% 1,687 MB/s	4K Read 50.3 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 66.9 218% 74.1 MB/s	DQ Read 672 DQ Write 440 DQ Mixed 601 436% 571 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 260% Great: 410%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$60 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 931GB free Firmware: 20.04F20 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 104 103 103 104 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	61.6% Good	Read 111 Write 101 Mixed 77.6 SusWrite 103 72% 98.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 184% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1600 CL10 Series 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 1302 1600 CL10 Series 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 32GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	66.4% Good	MC Read 24.9 MC Write 24.6 MC Mixed 18.8 65% 22.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 23.1 63% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 64.2 62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 66%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	59	60	84.6"	1280 720	SAM7017 SAMSUNG

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Typical Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) Builds (Compare 6,866 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	3,430x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,686x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	465x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,267x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	567x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	409x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	417x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	307x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	209x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	381x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	248x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	208x

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Total price: $648

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