MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	132% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	46.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150811
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 06 '21 at 07:49
Run Duration	318 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (49^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Memory 93.2 1-Core 124 2-Core 176 79% 131 Pts	4-Core 443 8-Core 676 69% 560 Pts	64-Core 684 42% 684 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$270 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 2182) CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3625 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.49 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	132% Outstanding	Lighting 182 Reflection 172 Parallax 174 148% 176 fps	MRender 189 Gravity 152 Splatting 127 125% 156 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 1TB-$104 9,497 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 398GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 94 122 126 135 151 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	46.2% Average	Read 360 Write 81.3 Mixed 133 SusWrite 122 38% 174 MB/s	4K Read 20 4K Write 8.4 4K Mixed 13.7 52% 14 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 8.4 DQ Mixed 15.8 55% 132 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 120%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 7GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 29 30 29 30 29 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	55.9% Above average	Read 166 Write 30.8 Mixed 36 SusWrite 29 48% 65.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.6 118% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 101%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 684GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 33 33 34 33 33 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	45.2% Average	Read 124 Write 31.7 Mixed 32.2 SusWrite 33 40% 55.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.6 122% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 101%
External USB3.0 DISK01 4TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 146GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 133 151 119 102 137 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	59.8% Above average	Read 157 Write 168 Mixed 114 SusWrite 128 191% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 140% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 60%
External USB3.0 DISK00 4TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 192GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 29 3.5 1.1 1 4.9 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	26% Poor	Read 109 Write 139 Mixed 112 SusWrite 11.6 124% 92.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 123% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 26% Great: 58%
External USB3.0 DISK04 3TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 405GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 32 3.6 0.8 0.9 2.3 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	32.1% Below average	Read 167 Write 152 Mixed 43.4 SusWrite 11.2 111% 93.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 82% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 32.1% Great: 32%
External USB3.0 DISK02 3TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 1.5TB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 119 150 77 42 137 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	52.6% Above average	Read 151 Write 148 Mixed 30.8 SusWrite 107 140% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 109% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 53%
External USB3.0 DISK01 3TB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.2 8.5 1.1 0.5 1.5 1.3 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	30.5% Below average	Read 158 Write 160 Mixed 39.9 SusWrite 3.7 108% 90.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 96% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 30.5% Great: 60%
External USB3.0 DISK02 2TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 472GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 25 2.8 1.1 2.9 2.6 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	31.1% Below average	Read 123 Write 39.2 Mixed 45.9 SusWrite 17.7 62% 56.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.9 135% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 67%
External USB3.0 DISK03 1TB 39 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 931GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 85 90 94 86 86 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	41.6% Average	Read 104 Write 58.8 Mixed 54.7 SusWrite 87.2 98% 76.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 115% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 69%
External USB3.0 DISK04 1TB 45 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 931GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 85 90 93 85 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	42.3% Average	Read 131 Write 124 Mixed 114 SusWrite 78.9 149% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 100% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB 6,467 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	61% Good	MC Read 21.3 MC Write 22 MC Mixed 18.7 59% 20.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 23.1 SC Mixed 19.8 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 61.6 65% 61.6 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 65%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	3,450x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,691x
Core i7-4790Intel $132Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	470x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,277x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	569x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	410x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	419x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	310x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	211x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	382x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	250x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	210x

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