MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	51.8% 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	111% 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	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.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141223
Uptime	6.8 Days
Run Date	Feb 20 '21 at 16:06
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Memory 94.6 1-Core 125 2-Core 246 88% 155 Pts	4-Core 481 8-Core 474 64% 478 Pts	64-Core 488 30% 488 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 82%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	Lighting 64.3 Reflection 70.7 Parallax 64.1 52% 66.4 fps	MRender 67.1 Gravity 64.4 Splatting 56.1 50% 62.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 54%
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7917) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	3.35% Terrible	Lighting 3.9 Reflection 2.6 Parallax 7.1 3% 4.53 fps	MRender 5.5 Gravity 2.6 Splatting 5.2 4% 4.43 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.35% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33 44,050 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 157GB free (System drive) Firmware: AAHA4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 388 315 304 301 276 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 674 Write 466 Mixed 369 SusWrite 305 101% 454 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 44.9 161% 60.1 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 297 236% 330 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 193%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 26GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 504 Write 484 Mixed 409 104% 466 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 61.8 205% 71.8 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 57GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 279 289 289 289 290 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 489 Mixed 395 SusWrite 285 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 59.7 202% 71.1 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 364 274% 366 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 124%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2.5TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 183 192 191 190 190 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 183 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 186 103% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.5 148% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 20,216 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	MC Read 31.8 MC Write 33.8 MC Mixed 27.7 89% 31.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 22.8 SC Mixed 26.3 67% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 58.2 69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 86%

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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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Value: 60% - Above average

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) $30	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