MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 78.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	71.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	93% 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.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	7.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	12.9 Days
Run Date	Mar 25 '24 at 22:28
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	78.3% Very good	Memory 93.4 1-Core 97.5 2-Core 199 76% 130 Pts	4-Core 343 8-Core 489 52% 416 Pts	64-Core 541 34% 541 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% EVGA(3842 1068) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	71.1% Very good	Lighting 88.3 Reflection 88.2 Parallax 81.9 72% 86.1 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 77.9 Splatting 71.3 69% 87 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7LM480HCHP-00005 480GB 39 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 327GB free (System drive) Firmware: GXT1003Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 361 365 383 383 382 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Read 410 Write 409 Mixed 327 SusWrite 349 84% 374 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 77.2 4K Mixed 36.4 129% 46.9 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 284 230% 327 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: HP51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 175 175 179 178 179 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 202 Write 146 Mixed 79 SusWrite 175 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 114%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 905GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 172 173 174 175 173 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 206 Write 166 Mixed 104 SusWrite 170 118% 161 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 242% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1866 CL10 Series 2x8GB 7,244 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	MC Read 20.4 MC Write 21.5 MC Mixed 18.2 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 18.6 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 62.3 64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 68%

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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	69	57	60	27"	1920 1017	DELD0A1 SE2717H/HX

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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	3,401x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,672x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	459x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,248x
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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	306x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	209x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	379x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16