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MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 98% 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	148% 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	125% 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	24.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Jun 12 '24 at 14:56
Run Duration	198 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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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 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Memory 85.6 1-Core 113 2-Core 230 80% 143 Pts	4-Core 404 8-Core 617 63% 510 Pts	64-Core 616 38% 616 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 80.3% 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; Nvidia RTX 3070 CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 555.99 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	148% Outstanding	Lighting 216 Reflection 205 Parallax 212 176% 211 fps	MRender 193 Gravity 151 Splatting 134 127% 159 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 148% 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% 226GB free (System drive) Firmware: 234100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 533 536 398 369 297 222 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 682 Write 648 Mixed 612 SusWrite 392 131% 584 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 76.9 4K Mixed 52.2 172% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 499 DQ Write 413 DQ Mixed 455 341% 456 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 300%
Samsung 860 QVO 2TB-$240 28,979 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 1.5TB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 197 252 265 299 311 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 472 Mixed 378 SusWrite 255 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 81.7 4K Mixed 44.5 149% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 359 271% 364 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 122%
ST12000NM000J-2TY103 12TB 102 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 9TB free Firmware: SN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 192 232 249 252 246 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	43.2% Average	Read 251 Write 244 Mixed 126 SusWrite 226 48% 212 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 18.9 4K Mixed 1.1 71% 19.8 MB/s	DQ Read 4 DQ Write 14.6 DQ Mixed 0.3 3% 6.3 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 47%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$58 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 192 206 208 208 208 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Read 148 Write 100 Mixed 76.8 SusWrite 200 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 114%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: MK7OA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 132 131 131 131 130 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	76.2% Very good	Read 136 Write 132 Mixed 71.8 SusWrite 129 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 82%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 41 41 41 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	22.3% Poor	Read 36 Write 36.6 Mixed 30 SusWrite 41 26% 35.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 22.3% Great: 97%

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	57% Above average	MC Read 20.8 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 16.2 55% 19.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 22.4 SC Mixed 19.6 55% 19.4 GB/s	Latency 70 57% 70 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 58%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 15: 0P 1R 3G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
15%	38%	13	215	57	240	27"	1280 720	ASRACA3 PG27F15RS1A

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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