MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 75.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	53.6% 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	68.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

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System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150528
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jul 16 '20 at 22:35
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing as expected (50^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	75.9% Very good	Memory 84 1-Core 111 2-Core 206 76% 134 Pts	4-Core 366 8-Core 554 57% 460 Pts	64-Core 491 30% 491 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7917) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5126 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	3.92% Terrible	Lighting 4.03 Reflection 6.38 Parallax 6.41 3% 5.61 fps	MRender 8 Gravity 2.57 Splatting 7.87 5% 6.15 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.92% Great: 3%
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	53.6% Above average	Lighting 68.4 Reflection 65.5 Parallax 57.3 56% 63.8 fps	MRender 58.8 Gravity 61.8 Splatting 60.2 49% 60.2 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 120GB-$76 9,139 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: X31200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 71 36 48 44 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	68.1% Good	Read 416 Write 258 Mixed 194 SusWrite 60.1 51% 232 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 72.2 4K Mixed 31.5 116% 42.9 MB/s	DQ Read 312 DQ Write 224 DQ Mixed 202 169% 246 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 93%
Hitachi HCS5C1010CLA382 1TB 2,229 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 182GB free Firmware: JC4OA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 61 64 64 61 64 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	43.9% Average	Read 90.5 Write 83.5 Mixed 45.2 SusWrite 62.3 52% 70.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 123% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 64%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 154GB free Firmware: KC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 110 121 123 126 107 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	68.8% Good	Read 123 Write 118 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 117 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 88%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1.5TB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 109 117 118 111 119 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	65.2% Good	Read 112 Write 104 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 115 71% 97.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1.2 207% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT51264BA160B.C16F 1315 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 1315 CT51264BA160B.C16F 1315 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 16GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	48% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 14.7 48% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 11.4 SC Write 16.2 SC Mixed 12.9 39% 13.5 GB/s	Latency 73.5 54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 61%

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Typical Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) Builds (Compare 6,795 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	3,396x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,671x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	458x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,247x
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 $80Bench 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 $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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16