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MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	155% 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	140% 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	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	22.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 01 '22 at 02:26
Run Duration	237 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing as expected (60^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 above expectations (84^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Memory 87.8 1-Core 122 2-Core 225 82% 145 Pts	4-Core 430 8-Core 632 66% 531 Pts	64-Core 631 39% 631 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Asus(1043 87BC) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	155% Outstanding	Lighting 230 Reflection 216 Parallax 228 187% 224 fps	MRender 204 Gravity 158 Splatting 139 134% 167 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN570 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 51,051 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 559GB free (System drive) Firmware: 234100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 399 501 321 344 325 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	140% Outstanding	Read 695 Write 668 Mixed 639 SusWrite 370 133% 593 MB/s	4K Read 48.9 4K Write 98.6 4K Mixed 61.4 205% 69.6 MB/s	DQ Read 669 DQ Write 497 DQ Mixed 565 427% 577 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 140% Great: 300%
Samsung 860 QVO 2TB-$240 28,979 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 1.5TB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 147 167 240 226 225 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 482 Mixed 392 SusWrite 189 88% 392 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 49.8 169% 61.6 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 359 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 122%
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB 11,302 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 466GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 147 168 240 226 226 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 295 Mixed 296 SusWrite 189 71% 319 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 88.5 4K Mixed 46.9 157% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 192 DQ Mixed 212 177% 261 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$58 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 331GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 120 126 128 128 128 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	70.3% Very good	Read 121 Write 101 Mixed 71.8 SusWrite 124 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 114%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: MK7OA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 122 131 133 133 131 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	76.9% Very good	Read 141 Write 141 Mixed 74.9 SusWrite 127 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 82%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 143 152 154 155 152 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Read 156 Write 119 Mixed 77.9 SusWrite 148 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 97%
WD My Passport Essential USB 3.0 1TB 2,431 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 675GB free, PID 0730 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 81 80 82 82 80 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	33.9% Below average	Read 75.7 Write 76.3 Mixed 55.6 SusWrite 80.7 98% 72.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 33.9% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT102464BD160B.C16 0515 CT102464BD160B.C16 0118 8GBH2X04E99927-15 1302 PSD38G16002 32GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	58% Above average	MC Read 21.5 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 16.4 56% 19.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 19.9 56% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 69.7 57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 58%

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Typical Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) Builds (Compare 7,122 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	3,581x
Core i5-4690KIntel $43Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,740x
Core i7-4790Intel $115Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	481x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,325x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	593x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	422x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	431x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	314x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	215x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	390x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	267x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	213x

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Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $169	Nvidia RTX 4060 $296	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $147
Intel Core i5-12400F $111	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $345	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $84
Intel Core i5-13600K $225	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $350