MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	73.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	82.1% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141223
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 07 '21 at 22:51
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (55^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 way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Memory 90.3 1-Core 131 2-Core 261 89% 161 Pts	4-Core 468 8-Core 666 71% 567 Pts	64-Core 669 41% 669 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6800-XT-$650 20,197 User benchmarks, average bench 171% Sapphire(1DA2 E438) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 21.1.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	73.7% Very good	Lighting 0.1 Reflection 251 Parallax 436 0% 229 fps	MRender 376 Gravity 158 Splatting 267 217% 267 fps
Poor: 165% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 178%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor PX-256M5S 256GB 2,817 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 184GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 318 348 277 366 373 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Read 427 Write 342 Mixed 250 SusWrite 334 76% 338 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 68.9 4K Mixed 27.9 108% 40.1 MB/s	DQ Read 290 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 141 139% 223 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 95%
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$149 41,734 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 1.5TB free Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 456 455 458 463 455 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 452 Write 420 Mixed 392 SusWrite 457 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 49.7 173% 64.7 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 358 270% 360 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 128%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 163 163 163 163 164 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	76.2% Very good	Read 101 Write 131 Mixed 23.4 SusWrite 163 76% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.7 325% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C10 2x8GB 3,028 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	29.4% Poor	MC Read 9.8 MC Write 9.4 MC Mixed 8.1 26% 9.1 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 10.1 SC Mixed 9.3 27% 9.3 GB/s	Latency 66.8 60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 79%

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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	3,379x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,662x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	457x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,240x
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	305x
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	205x

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Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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