MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Yacht	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 35% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	54.3% 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	108% 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150528
Uptime	3.8 Days
Run Date	Aug 22 '18 at 15:14
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^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 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	77.9% Very good	Memory 91 1-Core 103 2-Core 202 76% 132 Pts	4-Core 374 8-Core 386 51% 380 Pts	64-Core 386 24% 386 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	Lighting 68.8 Reflection 67.9 Parallax 61.5 56% 66.1 fps	MRender 73 Gravity 63.2 Splatting 54 51% 63.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$70 18,195 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 338 325 310 303 301 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 454 Mixed 346 SusWrite 313 91% 405 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 45.3 170% 63.6 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 330 257% 353 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 119%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 69GB free Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 63 54 66 58 57 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	75.3% Very good	Read 487 Write 359 Mixed 149 SusWrite 83.8 60% 270 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 73.5 4K Mixed 39.1 134% 47.5 MB/s	DQ Read 310 DQ Write 92.4 DQ Mixed 111 105% 171 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda Green 1.5TB-$130 20,479 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1TB free Firmware: CC4A SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 126 128 125 129 126 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	72.9% Very good	Read 128 Write 129 Mixed 57.5 SusWrite 127 80% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 141% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLT4G3D1608ET3LX0. 1315 BLT4G3D1608ET3LX0. 0702 51264Y133I HYN 0702 51264Y133I HYN 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1600, 1600, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	52.8% Above average	MC Read 18 MC Write 19.1 MC Mixed 16.4 51% 17.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 18.6 SC Mixed 17.5 48% 16.8 GB/s	Latency 65.8 61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 53%

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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	3,392x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,666x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	457x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,245x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	559x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	407x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	414x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	306x
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	206x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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