MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Speed boat	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	56% 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	78.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

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System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	20.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 12 '18 at 14:18
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	23%

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 i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	75% Very good	Memory 83.9 1-Core 98.7 2-Core 214 75% 132 Pts	4-Core 356 8-Core 595 58% 476 Pts	64-Core 591 37% 591 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 367A) CLim: 1611 MHz, MLim: 1939 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.22 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	56% Above average	Lighting 68.8 Reflection 71.1 Parallax 65 56% 68.3 fps	MRender 79.1 Gravity 66.4 Splatting 62.2 56% 69.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 240GB-$193 27,826 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 64GB free (System drive) Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 142 148 166 133 161 MB/s Performing below potential (87^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	78.5% Very good	Read 283 Write 261 Mixed 254 SusWrite 151 53% 237 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 92.7 4K Mixed 43.3 153% 56.1 MB/s	DQ Read 218 DQ Write 254 DQ Mixed 168 146% 213 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 84%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 280 Write 126 Mixed 185 43% 197 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 93.2 4K Mixed 37.6 141% 53.1 MB/s	DQ Read 85.4 DQ Write 126 DQ Mixed 104 79% 105 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 73%
Intel MEMPEK1W016GA 14GB 866 User benchmarks, average bench 207% 13GB free Firmware: K3110310 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 140 143 143 143 143 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	155% Outstanding	Read 683 Write 142 Mixed 229 SusWrite 142 65% 299 MB/s	4K Read 116 4K Write 70.8 4K Mixed 88.6 326% 91.7 MB/s	DQ Read 706 DQ Write 147 DQ Mixed 245 226% 366 MB/s
Poor: 161% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 245%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 299GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 153 156 156 157 155 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 205 Write 70.5 Mixed 80 SusWrite 155 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 0420 F3-1600C7-8GTX 0420 F3-1600C7-8GTX 24GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	49.9% Average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 18.2 MC Mixed 15.3 48% 17 GB/s	SC Read 13.1 SC Write 18.5 SC Mixed 16.1 45% 15.9 GB/s	Latency 73.6 54% 73.6 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 50%

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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	1,664x
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	405x

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 $179	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